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n i t i Grateful Grads Ranking Private-Not-For-Profit College Median Gift Per Student 2002-2012 Endowment Assets Per Student 2011- 2012 1 California Institute of Technology 59,108.17 $ 732,152.00 $ 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 36,956.96 $ 931,310.00 $ 3 Stanford University 30,791.26 $ 1,060,647.00 $ 4 Duke University 30,724.55 $ 363,574.00 $ 5 Yale University 30,033.31 $ 1,401,022.00 $ 6 Princeton University 28,973.60 $ 2,144,253.00 $ 7 Dartmouth College 27,463.59 $ 547,949.00 $ 8 Harvard University 25,121.71 $ 1,409,259.00 $ 9 Johns Hopkins University 23,707.01 $ 123,203.00 $ 10 Williams College 22,890.67 $ 818,758.00 $ 11 Brown University 21,694.21 $ 301,896.00 $ 12 Columbia University 20,047.30 $ 319,088.00 $ 13 Wellesley College 19,665.44 $ 581,337.00 $ 14 Bowdoin College 19,598.31 $ 511,723.00 $ 15 Bard College 18,160.16 $ 77,373.00 $ 16 University of Pennsylvania 17,733.65 $ 267,464.00 $ 17 Claremont McKenna College 17,633.73 $ 431,140.00 $ 18 University of Chicago 17,026.40 $ 433,139.00 $ 19 Amherst College 17,022.21 $ 849,643.00 $ 20 Mills College 16,921.85 $ 111,828.00 $ 21 Davidson College 16,612.00 $ 269,937.00 $ 22 Bryn Mawr College 16,271.62 $ 386,370.00 $ 23 Northwestern University 15,365.88 $ 290,741.00 $ 24 University of Notre Dame 15,318.59 $ 538,089.00 $ 25 Berea College 15,280.65 $ 603,785.00 $ 26 Carleton College 14,977.71 $ 334,082.00 $ 27 Vassar College 14,664.69 $ 330,813.00 $ 28 Washington University in St Louis 14,215.14 $ 489,151.00 $ 29 Brandeis University 14,186.16 $ 108,977.00 $ 30 University of Rochester 14,073.49 $ 165,054.00 $ 31 Rice University 13,926.42 $ 722,259.00 $ 32 Pomona College 13,802.10 $ 1,099,906.00 $ 33 Middlebury College 13,673.74 $ 267,311.00 $ 34 Haverford College 13,544.20 $ 329,566.00 $ 35 Vanderbilt University 13,429.57 $ 286,321.00 $ 36 Trinity College 13,215.05 $ 185,652.00 $ 37 Swarthmore College 13,139.17 $ 969,462.00 $ 38 Washington and Lee University 13,023.33 $ 559,546.00 $ 39 Cornell University 12,551.13 $ 184,060.00 $ 40 University of Southern California 12,532.03 $ 102,547.00 $ 41 Colby College 12,091.95 $ 302,694.00 $ 42 Smith College 11,836.58 $ 455,119.00 $ 43 Wake Forest University 11,702.40 $ 139,556.00 $ 44 Kenyon College 11,330.67 $ 97,203.00 $ 45 Hamilton College 11,319.66 $ 395,226.00 $ 46 Wofford College 11,215.80 $ 99,462.00 $ 47 Case Western Reserve University 10,731.41 $ 203,048.00 $ 48 Colgate University 10,690.46 $ 242,810.00 $

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An alternative measure to determine the ROI of a particular college. Measuring the amount of private gifts given to a four year college over time, divided by the number of full time students it has.Related article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2013/04/30/measuring-a-colleges-worth-the-grateful-grads-index/

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Ranking Private-Not-For-Profit College

Median Gift

Per Student

2002-2012

Endowment

Assets Per

Student 2011-

2012

1 California Institute of Technology 59,108.17$ 732,152.00$

2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 36,956.96$ 931,310.00$

3 Stanford University 30,791.26$ 1,060,647.00$

4 Duke University 30,724.55$ 363,574.00$

5 Yale University 30,033.31$ 1,401,022.00$

6 Princeton University 28,973.60$ 2,144,253.00$

7 Dartmouth College 27,463.59$ 547,949.00$

8 Harvard University 25,121.71$ 1,409,259.00$

9 Johns Hopkins University 23,707.01$ 123,203.00$

10 Williams College 22,890.67$ 818,758.00$

11 Brown University 21,694.21$ 301,896.00$

12 Columbia University 20,047.30$ 319,088.00$

13 Wellesley College 19,665.44$ 581,337.00$

14 Bowdoin College 19,598.31$ 511,723.00$

15 Bard College 18,160.16$ 77,373.00$

16 University of Pennsylvania 17,733.65$ 267,464.00$

17 Claremont McKenna College 17,633.73$ 431,140.00$

18 University of Chicago 17,026.40$ 433,139.00$

19 Amherst College 17,022.21$ 849,643.00$

20 Mills College 16,921.85$ 111,828.00$

21 Davidson College 16,612.00$ 269,937.00$

22 Bryn Mawr College 16,271.62$ 386,370.00$

23 Northwestern University 15,365.88$ 290,741.00$

24 University of Notre Dame 15,318.59$ 538,089.00$

25 Berea College 15,280.65$ 603,785.00$

26 Carleton College 14,977.71$ 334,082.00$

27 Vassar College 14,664.69$ 330,813.00$

28 Washington University in St Louis 14,215.14$ 489,151.00$

29 Brandeis University 14,186.16$ 108,977.00$

30 University of Rochester 14,073.49$ 165,054.00$

31 Rice University 13,926.42$ 722,259.00$

32 Pomona College 13,802.10$ 1,099,906.00$

33 Middlebury College 13,673.74$ 267,311.00$

34 Haverford College 13,544.20$ 329,566.00$

35 Vanderbilt University 13,429.57$ 286,321.00$

36 Trinity College 13,215.05$ 185,652.00$

37 Swarthmore College 13,139.17$ 969,462.00$

38 Washington and Lee University 13,023.33$ 559,546.00$

39 Cornell University 12,551.13$ 184,060.00$

40 University of Southern California 12,532.03$ 102,547.00$

41 Colby College 12,091.95$ 302,694.00$

42 Smith College 11,836.58$ 455,119.00$

43 Wake Forest University 11,702.40$ 139,556.00$

44 Kenyon College 11,330.67$ 97,203.00$

45 Hamilton College 11,319.66$ 395,226.00$

46 Wofford College 11,215.80$ 99,462.00$

47 Case Western Reserve University 10,731.41$ 203,048.00$

48 Colgate University 10,690.46$ 242,810.00$

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49 College of the Ozarks 10,600.91$ 218,745.00$

50 Barnard College 10,588.76$ 92,688.00$

51 Reed College 10,255.44$ 295,920.00$

52 University of Miami 9,952.30$ 44,848.00$

53 Carnegie Mellon University 9,949.15$ 95,129.00$

54 Yeshiva University 9,918.91$ 149,840.00$

55 Oberlin College 9,540.05$ 264,929.00$

56 Lawrence University 9,292.45$ 135,171.00$

57 Emory University 9,284.50$ 341,001.00$

58 Kalamazoo College 9,179.71$ 106,606.00$

59 Wesleyan University 9,162.80$ 186,274.00$

60 Sewanee-The University of the South 9,027.78$ 188,921.00$

61 University of Dubuque 9,024.59$ 37,670.00$

62 The College of Wooster 8,898.66$ 125,541.00$

63 John Brown University 8,896.79$ 35,127.00$

64 Tufts University 8,850.13$ 136,711.00$

65 Austin College 8,831.19$ 93,765.00$

66 Thomas Jefferson University 8,770.23$ 109,760.00$

67 California Institute of the Arts 8,729.76$ 79,744.00$

68 Rush University 8,650.92$ n/a

69 St Lawrence University 8,453.18$ 102,270.00$

70 Mount Holyoke College 8,172.86$ 244,276.00$

71 Whitman College 8,144.44$ 258,062.00$

72 University of Tulsa 8,131.91$ 202,659.00$

73 Hampden-Sydney College 8,104.26$ 127,852.00$

74 Westmont College 7,944.19$ 47,008.00$

75 DePauw University 7,773.67$ 202,147.00$

76 Bates College 7,757.08$ 465,696.00$

77 Lafayette College 7,608.74$ 259,419.00$

78 Franklin and Marshall College 7,581.97$ 120,509.00$

79 Centre College 7,554.69$ 177,105.00$

80 Connecticut College 7,449.92$ 103,265.00$

81 Hendrix College 7,446.50$ 114,181.00$

82 Beloit College 7,353.13$ 89,745.00$

83 Catawba College 7,239.21$ 32,620.00$

84 Wheaton College 7,190.67$ 108,038.00$

85 Ringling College of Art and Design 7,121.29$ 21,385.00$

86 Valparaiso University 7,077.94$ 39,922.00$

87 New York University 6,952.67$ 60,065.00$

88 Occidental College 6,892.81$ 157,640.00$

89 Union College 6,889.48$ 151,619.00$

90 Converse College 6,877.18$ 50,516.00$

91 College of the Holy Cross 6,874.16$ 194,655.00$

92 Lehigh University 6,835.16$ 166,244.00$

93 Sarah Lawrence College 6,809.25$ 47,121.00$

94 Southwestern University 6,786.03$ 191,175.00$

95 Skidmore College 6,779.64$ 104,206.00$

96 Denison University 6,757.93$ 302,216.00$

97 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 6,716.16$ 90,290.00$

98 Earlham College 6,695.48$ 288,512.00$

99 University of the Cumberlands 6,679.93$ 24,239.00$

100 Boston College 6,671.28$ 133,579.00$