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The 20 richest colleges in the United States in 2017

The 20 richest colleges in the United States in 2017, by endowment funds market value (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays the 20 richest colleges of the U.S. in 2017, ranked by their endowment fund market value. The leading university with the biggest endowment market value in 2017 was Harvard University with endowment funds of about 36.02 billion USD.

U.S. higher education United States colleges and universities rank highly among the world’s most prestigious institutions of higher education. Many universities are particularly well known for their strong research capabilities and their connections to many Nobel Prize winning laureates.

Harvard University, MA 36.02
Yale University, CT 27.18
The University of Texas System, TX 26.54
Stanford University, CA 24.78
Princeton University, NJ 23.81
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA 14.97
University of Pennsylvania, PA 12.21
The Texas A&M University Systemi, TX 11.56
University of Michigan, MI 10.94
Northwestern University, IL 10.44
Columbia University, NY 10
The University of California, CA 9.79
University of Notre Dame, IN 9.35
Duke University, NC 7.91
Washington University in St. Louis, MO 7.86
The University of Chicago, IL 7.52
Emory University, GA 6.91
Cornell University, NY 6.76
University of Virginia, VA 6.39
Rice University, TX 5.81