Highest endowment per student – public universities

These 50 public universities rank highest by endowment per undergraduate, drawn from 1,112 institutions with reported data in the U.S. Department of Education data for FY2022-23 endowment / 2024-25 enrollment. University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center (Oklahoma City, OK) leads at $575,066.

Institutions ranked by Endowment per undergrad.
#	Institution	Endowment per undergrad
1	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences CenterOK	$575,066
2	University of Virginia-Main CampusVA	$548,064
3	University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI	$515,751
4	Virginia Military InstituteVA	$468,643
5	Texas A&M University-College StationTX	$304,093
6	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA	$267,238
7	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC	$250,617
8	University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAR	$224,187
9	William & MaryVA	$192,883
10	Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterTX	$180,289
11	Indiana University-IndianapolisIN	$169,386
12	Ohio State University-Main CampusOH	$161,183
13	University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN	$160,379
14	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA	$156,897
15	University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA	$153,984
16	University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI	$149,861
17	Citadel Military College of South CarolinaSC	$148,534
18	University of IowaIA	$146,446
19	University of Virginia's College at WiseVA	$144,785
20	The University of Texas at AustinTX	$133,969
21	Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA	$124,443
22	University of KansasKS	$112,327
23	Michigan State UniversityMI	$111,922
24	Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA	$104,719
25	University of DelawareDE	$95,421
26	University of California-Los AngelesCA	$94,448
27	University of WyomingWY	$94,049
28	University of California-BerkeleyCA	$90,024
29	Purdue University-Main CampusIN	$82,595
30	University of KentuckyKY	$76,250
31	North Carolina State University at RaleighNC	$74,100
32	United States Naval AcademyMD	$73,808
33	University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOK	$71,829
34	University of VermontVT	$71,130
35	University of OregonOR	$70,955
36	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL	$69,338
37	University of Nebraska-LincolnNE	$67,305
38	University of FloridaFL	$65,510
39	Oglala Lakota CollegeSD	$64,530
40	University of Alabama at BirminghamAL	$63,547
41	Augusta UniversityGA	$63,304
42	Kansas State UniversityKS	$62,890
43	University of LouisvilleKY	$62,575
44	University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH	$61,885
45	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA	$61,116
46	University of BaltimoreMD	$60,585
47	Washington State UniversityWA	$60,207
48	University of South AlabamaAL	$58,831
49	University of UtahUT	$58,297
50	Iowa State UniversityIA	$57,936

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 U.S. Department of Education data for FY2022-23 endowment / 2024-25 enrollment; federal collections lag the current academic year, and some measures are no longer published at all, so the most recent figure is not always a recent one. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Frequently asked

Which of these public universities ranks highest by endowment per undergraduate?

University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center (Oklahoma City, OK), at $575,066. It leads 50 institutions shown here, drawn from 1,112 with reported data.

How is this ranking calculated?

On one disclosed metric only: by endowment per undergraduate, from College Scorecard & IPEDS, FY2022-23 endowment / 2024-25 enrollment. Institutions that do not report the metric are excluded. It is a data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement, quality rating or reputation survey, and no part of it is estimated or AI-generated.

How current is the data?

This list is built from the College Scorecard release of June 10, 2026 and the newest IPEDS collection on disk, using the most recent figure each of them publishes for the metric it ranks: College Scorecard & IPEDS, FY2022-23 endowment / 2024-25 enrollment. Federal collections lag the current academic year by two to three years, so the newest published figure is not always a recent one; the release the leaderboard is dated on is printed under it.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (each measure carries its own collection year; see the methodology), 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.