Highest endowment per student – U.S. universities
These 50 U.S. universities rank highest by endowment per undergraduate, drawn from 1760 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) leads at $6.7M.
| # | Institution | Endowment per undergrad |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard UniversityMA · Private | $6.7M |
| 2 | Yale UniversityCT · Private | $6M |
| 3 | Princeton UniversityNJ · Private | $5.8M |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA · Private | $5.2M |
| 5 | Stanford UniversityCA · Private | $4.8M |
| 6 | University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private | $2M |
| 7 | University of Notre DameIN · Private | $1.9M |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · Private | $1.9M |
| 9 | Duke UniversityNC · Private | $1.8M |
| 10 | Amherst CollegeMA · Private | $1.7M |
| 11 | Dartmouth CollegeNH · Private | $1.7M |
| 12 | Swarthmore CollegePA · Private | $1.7M |
| 13 | Pomona CollegeCA · Private | $1.7M |
| 14 | Rice UniversityTX · Private | $1.6M |
| 15 | Williams CollegeMA · Private | $1.6M |
| 16 | Emory UniversityGA · Private | $1.6M |
| 17 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY · Private | $1.5M |
| 18 | Washington University in St LouisMO · Private | $1.5M |
| 19 | Grinnell CollegeIA · Private | $1.4M |
| 20 | Vanderbilt UniversityTN · Private | $1.3M |
| 21 | Bowdoin CollegeME · Private | $1.3M |
| 22 | Wellesley CollegeMA · Private | $1.3M |
| 23 | Northwestern UniversityIL · Private | $1.1M |
| 24 | University of ChicagoIL · Private | $1.1M |
| 25 | University of RichmondVA · Private | $1.1M |
| 26 | Washington and Lee UniversityVA · Private | $1M |
| 27 | Berea CollegeKY · Private | $982,928 |
| 28 | Smith CollegeMA · Private | $971,075 |
| 29 | Claremont McKenna CollegeCA · Private | $869,213 |
| 30 | Brown UniversityRI · Private | $858,211 |
| 31 | Bryn Mawr CollegePA · Private | $840,167 |
| 32 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityPA · Private | $709,983 |
| 33 | Davidson CollegeNC · Private | $708,204 |
| 34 | Trinity UniversityTX · Private | $664,167 |
| 35 | Hillsdale CollegeMI · Private | $637,319 |
| 36 | Hamilton CollegeNY · Private | $631,726 |
| 37 | Cornell UniversityNY · Private | $597,267 |
| 38 | University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences CenterOK · Public | $575,066 |
| 39 | Carleton CollegeMN · Private | $564,013 |
| 40 | Berry CollegeGA · Private | $561,828 |
| 41 | University of Virginia-Main CampusVA · Public | $548,064 |
| 42 | Reed CollegeOR · Private | $546,111 |
| 43 | Middlebury CollegeVT · Private | $536,475 |
| 44 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI · Public | $515,751 |
| 45 | Wesleyan UniversityCT · Private | $506,811 |
| 46 | Vassar CollegeNY · Private | $500,885 |
| 47 | MCPHS UniversityMA · Private | $485,718 |
| 48 | Whitman CollegeWA · Private | $478,663 |
| 49 | Mount Holyoke CollegeMA · Private | $477,739 |
| 50 | Virginia Military InstituteVA · Public | $468,643 |
Endowment per undergraduate uses undergraduate headcount (not 12-month FTE); this list is limited to institutions with at least 1,000 undergraduates so graduate-heavy schools with tiny undergrad counts don’t distort the ranking. A data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release, which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only, not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.