Does endowment of a university depend on its location?

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<p>Not really, OP. Most LACs are not in urban areas, and have huge endowments. Grinnell has a bigger endowment than BU (1.26 bill vs 1.02 bill) despite BU being in Boston and many times bigger than Grinnell. </p>

<p>Endowment size is mostly based on

  1. (Financial) success of its graduates
    …
  2. Age of the school</p>