Brown University: $4.2 Billion
This private Ivy League research university was founded in 1764 and was originally known as College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. They are the seventh oldest higher learning facility in the nation and were the first to allow students regardless of which religion they identified with.
They have an endowment of over $4.2 billion, which is quite a bit higher than the previous year. Notable Brown alumni include eight Nobel Prize winners, 54 members of Congress, 23 Pulitzer Prize winners and a U.S Supreme Court justice.
Cambridge University: $7.5 Billion
Established in 1209, Cambridge is the second-oldest English university in the world. They remain ranked as the best university in the UK, according to the three major national rankings. There have been 120 Nobel Prize winners to come from Cambridge, along with 14 British Prime Ministers.
Their endowment has increased substantially over the past few years and is currently around $7.5 billion, with an annual research budget of over $300 million. Since Cambridge is nearly as old as Oxford, they’re often regarded as “ancient universities,” and sometimes, “Oxbridge.” Some of the most famous names in history that have been affiliated with Cambridge are Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and Lord Byron.
The University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities: $3.7 Billion
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, is a public research university with a split campus that consists of two parts that are three miles apart between Minneapolis and St. Paul. The school, which was established in 1851, is the oldest in the state. The university is known as a Public Ivy, thanks to its stellar academic qualities.
The student body of the University of Minnesota is the sixth-largest in the country, with over 47,000 in attendance last year alone. Between alumni, researchers, and faculty, there have been 26 Nobel Prize winners associated with the school. Music superstar Bob Dylan, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016, attended from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. He lived near the campus and would perform in bars around the school. Other notable alumni include former U.S vice presidents, Humphrey and Mondale.
Michigan State University: $3.2 Billion
MSU is a public university located in East Lansing, Michigan. It was established in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan. The school is one of the largest higher learning facilities in the country and has a student body of over 50,000.
According to the U.S News & World Report, MSU has some of the best graduate programs in the nation. On the list are their rehabilitation counseling, elementary and secondary teacher’s education and nuclear physics programs. The university, which has an endowment of over $3.2 billion, is well-known for its athletics teams, The Spartans.
University Of Illinois: $3.4 Billion
This public land-grant university was established in 1867. They’re classified as a Doctoral Research University for their high research activity, which is accompanied by a budget of over $2 billion, over $640 million of which was used for research expenses in 2017 alone.
The university has an endowment of over $3.4 billion and has produced several notable alumni. Among the list of accomplished individuals affiliated with the University of Illinois are 30 Nobel Prize winners. The library on campus is the largest of any university in the U.S, second only to Harvard.