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The 20 wealthiest private universities and colleges in America
20. Johns Hopkins University's endowment had assets worth about $3.3 billion.
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Year established: 1876
19. New York University's endowment had assets worth about $3.6 billion.
Location: New York City, New York
Year established: 1831
18. Vanderbilt University's endowment had assets worth about $3.8 billion.
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Year established: 1873
17. Dartmouth College's endowment had assets worth about $4.5 billion.
Location: Hanover, New Hampshire
Year established: 1769
16. Cornell University's endowment had assets worth about $4.5 billion.
Location: Ithaca, New York
Year established: 1865
15. The University of Southern California's endowment had assets worth about $4.6 billion.
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year established: 1880
14. Rice University's endowment had assets worth about $5.4 billion.
Location: Houston, Texas
Year established: 1912
13. The University of Chicago's endowment had assets worth about $6.1 billion.
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Year established: 1890
12. Washington University's endowment had assets worth about $6.5 billion.
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Year established: 1853
11. Duke University's endowment had assets worth about $6.8 billion.
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Year established: 1838
10. Emory University's endowment had assets worth about $6.9 billion.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Year established: 1836
9. Northwestern University's endowment had assets worth about $7.5 billion.
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Year established: 1850
8. Notre Dame's endowment had assets worth about $8.7 billion.
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana
Year established: 1842
7. Columbia University's endowment had assets worth about $9.0 billion.
Location: New York City, New York
Year established: 1754
6. The University of Pennsylvania's endowment had assets worth about $10.7 billion.
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Year established: 1740
5. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's endowment had assets worth about $13.2 billion.
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Year established: 1861
4. Princeton University's endowment had assets worth about $21.7 billion.
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
Year established: 1746
3. Stanford University's endowment had assets worth about $22.4 billion.
Location: Stanford, California
Year established: 1885
2. Yale University's endowment had assets worth about $25.4 billion.
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Year established: 1701
1. Harvard University's endowment had assets worth about $35.7 billion.
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Year established: 1636
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