Largest endowments — U.S. universities

These 50 U.S. universities rank highest by total endowment value, drawn from 1802 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) leads at $53.24B.

#InstitutionEndowment (end of year)
1Harvard UniversityMA · Private$53.24B
2Yale UniversityCT · Private$41.44B
3Stanford UniversityCA · Private$37.63B
4Princeton UniversityNJ · Private$33.4B
5Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA · Private$24.57B
6University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private$22.35B
7Texas A&M University-College StationTX · Public$19.11B
8University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI · Public$18.89B
9University of Notre DameIN · Private$18.25B
10Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY · Private$14.78B
11Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · Private$13.06B
12Emory UniversityGA · Private$12.4B
13Washington University in St LouisMO · Private$12.01B
14Duke UniversityNC · Private$11.89B
15Northwestern UniversityIL · Private$10.98B
16Vanderbilt UniversityTN · Private$10.25B
17Cornell UniversityNY · Private$10.18B
18University of Virginia-Main CampusVA · Public$10.06B
19University of ChicagoIL · Private$9.12B
20Dartmouth CollegeNH · Private$8.27B
21University of Southern CaliforniaCA · Private$8.09B
22Rice UniversityTX · Private$7.93B
23Ohio State University-Main CampusOH · Public$7.9B
24Brown UniversityRI · Private$6.72B
25New York UniversityNY · Private$6.65B
26The University of Texas at AustinTX · Public$6.18B
27University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI · Public$6.1B
28University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA · Public$5.76B
29University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC · Public$5.73B
30University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN · Public$5.51B
31University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA · Public$5.34B
32Michigan State UniversityMI · Public$4.99B
33California Institute of TechnologyCA · Private$4.23B
34Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA · Public$4.19B
35Purdue University-Main CampusIN · Public$3.97B
36Boston CollegeMA · Private$3.91B
37Georgetown UniversityDC · Private$3.64B
38Amherst CollegeMA · Private$3.55B
39Williams CollegeMA · Private$3.53B
40University of California-Los AngelesCA · Public$3.53B
41Boston UniversityMA · Private$3.53B
42University of IowaIA · Public$3.51B
43University of RichmondVA · Private$3.25B
44Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · Private$3.23B
45University of California-BerkeleyCA · Public$3.18B
46Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA · Public$3.17B
47Brigham Young UniversityUT · Private$3.08B
48Pomona CollegeCA · Private$3.01B
49Wellesley CollegeMA · Private$2.99B
50University of RochesterNY · Private$2.99B

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 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.