The Wealth of Education

These top 20 institutions raised $7.66 billion, 25.8 percent of all the 2007 contributions to higher education institutions. Yet, the top 20 institutions only represent 2 percent of the survey respondents.

The nation’s top twenty fundraising universities (and dollars received) in 2007 are:

1. Stanford University ($832.35 million)
2. Harvard University ($613.99 million)
3. University of Southern California ($469.65 million)
4. Johns Hopkins University ($430.46 million)
5. Columbia University ($423.85 million)
6. Cornell University ($406.93 million)
7. University of Pennsylvania ($392.42 million)
8. Yale University ($391.32 million)
9. Duke University ($372.33 million)
10. University of California, Los Angeles ($364.78 million)
11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($329.16 million)
12. University of Chicago ($328.33 million)
13. University of Wisconsin-Madison ($325.34 million)
14. University of Washington ($300.20 million)
15. University of Michigan ($293.40 million)
16. University of Minnesota ($288.75 million)
17. New York University ($287.59 million)
18. University of Virginia ($282.61 million)
19. Indiana University ($278.55 million)
20. University of California, San Francisco ($251.95 million)

Source: Council for Aid to Education
http://www.cae.org/content/pdf/VSE%202007%20Survey%20Press%20Release.pdf

What makes these school hot? Well, here is a hint. In fact, it's not even quite related but I'd like to publicize my own school =)
http://www.newsweek.com/id/32225

In 2006, how is it compared?
Top 10 University Recipients of Private Donations, 2006
School Amount raised (millions)
Stanford University $911.2
Harvard University $594.9
Yale University $433.5
University of Pennsylvania $409.5
Cornell University $406.2
University of Southern California $405.8
Johns Hopkins University $377.3
Columbia University $377.3
Duke University $332.0
University of Wisconsin $325.9

Source: Council for Aid to Education

Of course, the most exciting year is 2008. With Wall Street's woes, and wallets' hole, everyone is tightening up their belts. I wonder if these universities will know how to survive with little to eat!