Largest endowments – U.S. universities

These 50 U.S. universities rank highest by total endowment value, drawn from 2572 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) leads at $50.75B.

#InstitutionEndowment (end of year)
1Harvard UniversityMA · Private$50.75B
2Yale UniversityCT · Private$40.75B
3Stanford UniversityCA · Private$36.49B
4Princeton UniversityNJ · Private$33.38B
5Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA · Private$23.45B
6University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private$20.96B
7Texas A&M University-College StationTX · Public$18.13B
8University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI · Public$17.63B
9University of Notre DameIN · Private$16.96B
10Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY · Private$13.64B
11Duke UniversityNC · Private$11.6B
12Washington University in St LouisMO · Private$11.49B
13Emory UniversityGA · Private$11.36B
14Northwestern UniversityIL · Private$10.55B
15Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · Private$10.54B
16Vanderbilt UniversityTN · Private$9.68B
17University of Virginia-Main CampusVA · Public$9.64B
18Cornell UniversityNY · Private$9.55B
19University of ChicagoIL · Private$8.55B
20Dartmouth CollegeNH · Private$7.93B
21Rice UniversityTX · Private$7.7B
22University of Southern CaliforniaCA · Private$7.59B
23Ohio State University-Main CampusOH · Public$7.36B
24Brown UniversityRI · Private$6.2B
25New York UniversityNY · Private$5.83B
26The University of Texas at AustinTX · Public$5.74B
27University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI · Public$5.53B
28University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA · Public$5.44B
29University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC · Public$5.2B
30University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN · Public$5.11B
31University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA · Public$4.92B
32Michigan State UniversityMI · Public$4.58B
33Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA · Public$4.43B
34Purdue University-Main CampusIN · Public$3.68B
35California Institute of TechnologyCA · Private$3.6B
36Boston CollegeMA · Private$3.55B
37Amherst CollegeMA · Private$3.34B
38Williams CollegeMA · Private$3.31B
39Georgetown UniversityDC · Private$3.3B
40University of IowaIA · Public$3.26B
41University of California-Los AngelesCA · Public$3.16B
42University of RichmondVA · Private$3.15B
43Boston UniversityMA · Private$3.14B
44Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · Private$3.12B
45University of California-BerkeleyCA · Public$2.98B
46Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA · Public$2.95B
47Wellesley CollegeMA · Private$2.89B
48University of RochesterNY · Private$2.82B
49Pomona CollegeCA · Private$2.8B
50Brigham Young UniversityUT · Private$2.78B

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.