Law School Endowments 2007

Parent institution or university system endowments for ABA approved law schools.

Sources: 2006 NACUBO Endowment Study; GuideStar.org


$$$ Total Endowment in Dollars (000)
PCTL Percentile Rank
USNWR US News Rank

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
28,915,706 100.0 2 HARVARD UNIVERSITY
18,030,600 99.0 1 YALE UNIVERSITY
14,084,676 98.0 2 STANFORD UNIVERSITY
5,937,814 97.1 5 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
5,313,268 96.1 6 PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF
5,140,668 95.1 12 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
4,870,019 94.2 22 EMORY UNIVERSITY
4,867,003 93.2 6 CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF
4,684,737 92.3 19 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
4,497,718 91.3 10 DUKE UNIVERSITY
4,436,624 90.3 28 NOTRE DAME, UNIVERSITY OF
4,321,199 89.4 13 CORNELL UNIVERSITY
3,065,935 88.4 16 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF
2,946,392 87.5 16 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
1,774,700 86.5 4 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
1,598,566 85.5 53 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
1,447,887 84.6 28 BOSTON COLLEGE
1,387,834 83.6 77 RICHMOND, UNIVERSITY OF
1,273,327 82.6 52 YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
1,122,477 81.7 46 SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
1,047,792 80.7 T3 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - DCL College
1,042,558 79.8 36 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
963,697 78.8 22 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
916,017 77.8 20 BOSTON UNIVERSITY
908,371 76.9 T3 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
870,364 75.9 53 BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
858,323 75.0 47 TULANE UNIVERSITY
834,497 74.0 14 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
824,851 73.0 85 ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY
816,890 72.1 T4 TULSA, UNIVERSITY OF
620,435 71.1 70 MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF
598,657 70.1 91 SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
595,859 69.2 85 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
586,968 68.2 25 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
538,233 67.3 66 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
423,898 66.3 T3 HOWARD UNIVERSITY
357,352 65.3 25 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
352,424 64.4 T4 DAYTON, UNIVERSITY OF
351,841 63.4 T3 CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
325,657 62.5 T3 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-NEW ORLEANS
319,238 61.5 47 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
305,774 60.5 66 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES
305,664 59.6 70 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-CHICAGO
304,896 58.6 70 ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
301,186 57.6 97 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
300,404 56.7 T3 UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS SCHOOL OF LAW
289,115 55.7 T4 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (*)
285,203 54.8 91 DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
278,606 53.8 60 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
272,356 52.8 T3 SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
269,925 51.9 60 ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
257,987 50.9 T4 REGENT UNIVERSITY
235,473 50.0 100 MERCER UNIVERSITY (*)
233,966 49.0 T4 WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY
223,189 48.0 77 DENVER, UNIVERSITY OF
204,703 47.1 85 SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF
204,101 46.1 T4 CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY (*)
200,159 45.1 T4 OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (*)
198,851 44.2 T3 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (*)
197,291 43.2 82 LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE
195,744 42.3 100 MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW
195,698 41.3 70 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
191,893 40.3 97 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
190,117 39.4 100 SAN FRANCISCO, UNIVERSITY OF
187,867 38.4 T3 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
185,191 37.5 T3 QUINNIPIAC COLLEGE
184,657 36.5 85 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
166,852 35.5 T4 VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY
152,962 34.6 T4 CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
143,625 33.6 T4 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
135,887 32.6 T4 ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY
131,549 31.7 T3 DRAKE UNIVERSITY
124,428 30.7 100 STETSON UNIVERSITY
115,899 29.8 60 BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL (*)
104,220 28.8 T4 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (*)
101,815 27.8 T3 PACE UNIVERSITY
90,451 26.9 T4 ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
86,992 25.9 T4 TOURO COLLEGE (*)
85,639 25.0 T3 SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
82,769 24.0 T4 OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY
81,916 23.0 T4 DETROIT MERCY, UNIVERSITY OF (*)
73,401 22.1 T3 NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL (*)
68,990 21.1 T4 WHITTIER COLLEGE
68,622 20.1 T4 WIDENER UNIVERSITY
66,831 19.2 T4 HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
55,323 18.2 T4 THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL (*)
54,804 17.3 T4 CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
54,442 16.3 T4 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW (*)
49,147 15.3 T3 SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (*)
48,156 14.4 T4 JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL (*)
43,909 13.4 T3 ALBANY LAW SCHOOL OF UNION UNIVERSITY (*)
42,522 12.5 T4 DWAYNE O. ANDREAS SCHOOL OF LAW (*)
42,316 11.5 T4 CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW (*)
41,925 10.5 T4 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE
40,561 9.6 T4 NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW (*)
34,936 8.6 T3 WILLIAM MITCHELL COLLEGE OF LAW (*)
32,225 7.6 T4 TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
27,925 6.7 T4 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY
20,502 5.7 T4 ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY
19,039 4.8 T4 APPALACHIAN SCHOOL OF LAW (*)
15,332 3.8 T3 FRANKLIN PIERCE LAW CENTER (*)
11,739 2.8 T4 THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW (*)
10,613 1.9 T3 VERMONT LAW SCHOOL
127 0.9 T4 FLORIDA COASTAL SCHOOL OF LAW (*)
(3,579) 0.0 T4 AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW (*)

(*) From IRS Form 990 Line 21 or 990-EZ Line 27


PUBLIC SCHOOLS

$$$ / PCTL / USNWR
13,234,848 18 TEXAS AT AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF
5,652,262 8 MICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF
3,618,172 10 VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF
2,423,807 15 CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF (2) (*)
2,332,105 8 CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY, UNIVERSITY OF (1) (*)
2,224,308 20 MINNESOTA, UNIVERSITY OF
1,996,839 31 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
1,802,859 57 PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF
1,794,370 28 WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
1,729,649 31 WISCONSIN, UNIVERSITY OF (3)
1,622,626 34 CALIFORNIA-DAVIS, UNIVERSITY OF (11) (*)
1,568,371 91 DICKINSON SCHOOL OF LAW (4)
1,435,652 36 CALIFORNIA-HASTINGS, UNIVERSITY OF (12) (*)
1,252,290 25 ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF
1,153,559 77 NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF
1,149,222 36 NORTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF
1,101,100 57 CINCINNATI, UNIVERSITY OF
1,049,367 66 KANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF
996,245 47 FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF
960,315 70 OKLAHOMA, UNIVERSITY OF
848,848 36 ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF
832,869 24 IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF
811,138 53 TENNESSEE, UNIVERSITY OF
785,196 60 KENTUCKY, UNIVERSITY OF
680,251 97 LOUISVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF
674,600 36 MARYLAND, UNIVERSITY OF
638,380 36 INDIANA UNIVERSITY - BLOOMINGTON (7)
638,380 85 INDIANA UNIVERSITY - INDIANAPOLIS (7)
593,203 91 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
590,306 36 COLORADO, UNIVERSITY OF
540,251 T3 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
518,823 36 GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF
509,095 57 UTAH, UNIVERSITY OF
500,637 53 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
499,632 77 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
491,629 31 WILLIAM AND MARY SCHOOL OF LAW
472,027 66 MISSOURI-COLUMBIA, UNIVERSITY OF (8)
472,027 T3 MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY, UNIVERSITY OF (8)
466,652 44 ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF
454,009 60 HOUSTON, UNIVERSITY OF
421,368 T3 MISSISSIPPI, UNIVERSITY OF
394,726 51 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
381,535 T3 ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF (6)
381,535 T3 ARKANSAS, LITTLE ROCK, UNIVERSITY OF (6)
380,785 T3 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
365,859 82 OREGON, UNIVERSITY OF
295,031 47 CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY OF
282,708 91 SOUTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF (10) (*)
276,141 70 NEW MEXICO, UNIVERSITY OF
274,929 70 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (9)
274,929 77 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (9)
259,773 T3 WYOMING, UNIVERSITY OF
231,811 T3 MAINE, UNIVERSITY OF (5)
204,178 60 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
202,000 T4 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
179,984 T3 MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY OF
173,899 91 HAWAII, UNIVERSITY OF (*)
169,602 T3 IDAHO, UNIVERSITY OF
168,088 T3 AKRON, UNIVERSITY OF
137,989 85 TOLEDO, UNIVERSITY OF
133,052 100 WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW (*)
126,188 T3 WASHBURN UNIVERSITY
112,394 T4 NORTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY OF (*)
108,680 T4 SOUTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY OF
107,612 34 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (*)
105,588 T3 MONTANA, UNIVERSITY OF
82,836 82 GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
80,283 T3 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF LAW
71,784 T3 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE
55,172 T4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (*)
48,578 T4 BALTIMORE, UNIVERSITY OF (*)
41,546 T4 NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
39,737 T3 CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (*)
9,473 T4 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (*)
4,990 T4 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
4,186 T4 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (*)
3,867 T4 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (*)
3,375 T4 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (*)

(1) UC System (1/4) + UC Berkeley
(10) U of South Carolina Educational + Development Foundations
(11) UC System (1/4) + UC Davis
(12) UC System (1/4) + UC Hastings
(2) UC System (1/4) + UCLA
(3) U of Wisconsin + U of Wisconsin System
(4) Pennsylvania State System + Dickinson College
(5) U of Maine + U of Maine System
(6) U of Arkansas System (1/2)
(7) Indiana University System (1/2)
(8) U of Missouri System (1/2)
(9) Rutgers University System (1/2)
(*) From IRS Form 990 Line 21 or 990-EZ Line 27