slides: 50 Top College Endowments In New England

Thursday, February 14, 2013

GoLocalWorcester Business Team

Which New England colleges and universities are sitting on the biggest endowments, and how have those endowments fared in the last year?

GoLocal used the new 2012 National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute (NACUBO-Commonfund) Study of Endowments data to name New England's Top 50 College Endowments. The results are based on 831 U.S. college and university endowments and affiliated foundations, representing over $406 billion in endowment assets.

The percentage change values listed for the participating institutions DO NOT represent the rate of return for the endowments’ investments. Rather, the percentage change in the market value of an endowment from FY 2011 to FY 2012 reflects the net impact of withdrawals to fund institutional operations and capital expenses; the payment of endowment management and investment fees; additions from donor gifts and other contributions; and investment gains or losses.

The market values also include the estimated valuations of real estate and other “illiquid” assets, which may have large increases or decreases in value during a relatively short period of time. In addition, transfers to the endowment from other institutional budget accounts may account for the differences in growth in endowment assets. These factors suggest that any large increases or decreases in endowments over the past year may be exaggerated. As such, large percentage changes should be interpreted very cautiously.

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

National rank: 1

2012 endowment fund: $30,435,375,000

2011 endowment fund: $31,728,080,000

Percent change: -4.1

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

National rank: 2

2012 endowment fund: $19,345,000,000

2011 endowment fund: $19,374,000,000

Percent change: -0.1

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MIT

Cambridge, MA

National rank: 6

2012 endowment fund: $10,149,564,000

2011 endowment fund: $9,712,628,000

Percent change: +4.5

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Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

National rank: 22

2012 endowment fund: $3,486,383,000

2011 endowment fund: $3,413,406,000

Percent change: +2.1

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Brown University

Providence, RI

National rank: 28

2012 endowment fund: $2,460,131,000

2011 endowment fund: $2,653,514,000

Percent change: -7.3

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Williams College

Williamstown, MA

National rank: 35

2012 endowment fund: $1,799,377,000

2011 endowment fund: $1,784,305,000

Percent change: +0.8

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Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

National rank: 41

2012 endowment fund: $1,645,900,000

2011endowment fund: $1,726,100,000

Percent change: -4.6

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Amherst College

Amherst, MA

National rank: 42

2012 endowment fund: $1,640,666,000

2011 endowment fund: $1,641,511,000

Percent change: -0.1

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Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

National rank: 49

2012 endowment fund: $1,444,613,000

2011 endowment fund: $1,499,872,000

Percent change: -3.7

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Smith College

Northampton, MA

National rank: 50

2012 endowment fund: $1,409,755,000

2011 endowment fund: $1,439,485,000

Percent change: -2.1

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Tufts University

Medford, MA

National rank: 53

2012 endowment fund: $1,351,166,000

2011 endowment fund: $1,403,883,000

Percent change: -3.8

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Boston University

Boston, MA

National rank: 65

2012 endowment fund: $1,103,652,000

2011 endowment fund: $1,159,583,000

Percent change: -4.8

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Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

National rank: 82

2012 endowment fund: $902,364,000

2011 endowment fund: $904,215,000

Percent change: -0.2

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Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

National rank: 84

2012 endowment fund: $879,690,000

2011 endowment fund: $907,668,000

Percent change: -3.1

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Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

National rank: 109

2012 endowment fund: $674,522,000

2011 endowment fund: $703,666,000

Percent change: -4.1

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Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

National rank: 124

2012 endowment fund: $600,529,000

2011 endowment fund: $589,811,000

Percent change: +1.8

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Colby College

Watertown, ME

National rank: 125

2012 endowment fund: $599,557,000

2011 endowment fund: $611,441,000

Percent change: -1.9

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College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

National rank: 131

2012 endowment fund: $589,769,000

2011 endowment fund: $607,712,000

Percent change: -3.0

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Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA

National rank: 133

2012 endowment fund: $582,623,000

2011 endowment fund: $602,481,000

Percent change: -3.3

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Northeastern University

Boston, MA

National rank: 134

2012 endowment fund: $566,767,000

2011 endowment fund: $588,400,000

Percent change: -3.7

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UMass

University of Massachusetts Foundation, Inc., MA

National rank: 135

2012 endowment fund: $565,092,000

2011 endowment fund: $529,262,000

Percent change: +6.8

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UNH

University System of New Hampshire & Foundations, NH

National rank: 151

2012 endowment fund: $490,080,000

2011 endowment fund: $362,547,000

Percent change: +35.2

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Trinity College

Hartford, CT

National rank: 165

2012 endowment fund: $422,513,000

2011 endowment fund: $416,528,000

Percent change: +1.4

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Worcester Polytechnic

Worcester, MA

National rank: 186

2012 endowment fund: $358,640,000

2011 endowment fund: $374,430,000

Percent change: -4.2

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Franklin Olin College

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA

National rank: 192

2012 endowment fund: $338,212,000

2011 endowment fund: $369,065,000

Percent change: -8.4

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University of Vermont

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, VT

National rank: 201

2012 endowment fund: $325,555,000

2011 endowment fund: $343,050,000

Percent change: -5.1

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University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut & Foundations, CT

National rank: 209

2012 endowment fund: $311,331,000

2011 endowment fund: $312,329,000

Percent change: -0.3

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Clark University

Worcester, MA

National rank: 211

2012 endowment fund: $309,755,000

2011 endowment fund: $320,453,000

Percent change: -3.3

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RI School of Design

Providence, RI

National rank: 218

2012 endowment fund: $297,207,000

2011 endowment fund: $318,678,000

Percent change: -6.7

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Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

National rank: 225

2012 endowment fund: $272,088,000

2011 endowment fund: $277,466,000

Percent change: -1.9

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Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA

National rank: 233

2012 endowment fund: $248,371,000

2011 endowment fund: $245,068,000

Percent change: +1.3

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Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

National rank: 235

2012 endowment fund: $245,284,000

2011 endowment fund: $254,004,000

Percent change: -3.4

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Johnson & Wales

Providence, RI

National rank: 236

2012 endowment fund: $240,317,000

2011 endowment fund: $246,444,000

Percent change: -2.5

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Babson College

Wellesley, MA

National rank: 241

2012 endowment fund: $237,538,000

2011 endowment fund: $241,367,000

Percent change: -1.6

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Bates College

Lewiston, ME

National rank: 252

2012 endowment fund: $216,156,000

2011 endowment fund: $231,451,000

Percent change: -6.6

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Connecticut College

New London, CT

National rank: 254

2012 endowment fund: $211,151,000

2011 endowment fund: $212,622,000

Percent change: -0.7

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Bentley University

Waltham, MA

National rank: 274

2012 endowment fund: $192,708,000

2011 endowment fund: $199,966,000

Percent change: -3.6

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Simmons College

Boston, MA

National rank: 306

2012 endowment fund: $159,647,000

2011 endowment fund: $165,341,000

Percent change: -3.4

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Wheaton College

Norton, MA

National rank: 307

2012 endowment fund: $159,484,000

2011 endowment fund: $164,948,000

Percent change: -3.3

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Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

National rank: 312

2012 endowment fund: $156,354,000

2011 endowment fund: $163,936,000

Percent change: -4.6

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University of Maine

University of Maine Foundation, ME

National rank: 326

2012 endowment fund: $148,298,000

2011 endowment fund: $149,060,000

Percent change: -0.5

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Stonehill College

Easton, MA

National rank: 329

2012 endowment fund: $146,702,000

2011 endowment fund: $151,226,000

Percent change: -3.0

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Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

National rank: 331

2012 endowment fund: $141,803,000

2011 endowment fund: $148,715,000

Percent change: -4.6

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Suffolk University

Boston, MA

National rank: 349

2012 endowment fund: $128,935,000

2011 endowment fund: $128,044,000

Percent change: +0.7

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Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

National rank: 381

2012 endowment fund: $112,728,000

2011 endowment fund: $108,337,000

Percent change: +4.1

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University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

National rank: 384

2012 endowment fund: $112,389,000

2011 endowment fund: $114,316,000

Percent change: -1.7

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Saint Anselm College

Goffstown, NH

National rank: 401

2012 endowment fund: $101,494,000

2011 endowment fund: $100,513,000

Percent change: +1.0

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URI

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

National rank: 414

2012 endowment fund: $93,659,000

2011 endowment fund: $93,659,000

Percent change: -0.1

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Assumption College

Worcester, MA

National rank: 446

2012 endowment fund: $79,159,000

2011 endowment fund: $81,320,000

Percent change: -2.7

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Wentworth Institute

Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

National rank: 464

2012 endowment fund: $74,417,000

2011 endowment fund: $77,478,000

Percent change: -4.0

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