Grinnell Number 5 in Endowment per Capita

Colleges and Universities A-Z Grinnell College
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<p>Each January the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) publishes a report on college endowments. The data is based on the end of the last fiscal year (6/30/07 in this case) and so does not reflect changes in value since that time. This is taken from there.</p>

<p>Grinnell is in pretty rarified company. </p>

<p>Endowment per capita</p>

<p>1 , $2,331,935 , Princeton
2 , $2,212,096 , Yale
3 , $2,070,846 , Harvard
4 , $1,139,742 , Pomona
5 , $1,038,883 , Grinnell
6 , $1,008,724 , Amherst
7 , $973,414 , MIT
8 , $971,181 , Swarthmore
9 , $923,404 , Williams
10 , $907,589 , Rice
11 , $891,684 , Cal Tech
12 , $867,677 , Stanford
13 , $714,653 , Wellesley
14 , $642,885 , Dartmouth
15 , $583,046 , U Chicago</p>

<p>Here is a link to more comprehensive information. </p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/453329-new-endowment-data-out.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/453329-new-endowment-data-out.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>It absolutely shows in the facilities and the resources available to students.</p>

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<p>Yeah, that new science center is pretty.</p>

<p>I'm wondering about that Pomona number, though. I know Claremont's are all independent, but don't they usually share the larger projects and facilities? Is that really accurate? Not trying to say anything bad about them, all the Claremont's are amazing schools, I just assumed there was more a sharing of money that would result in them being ranked lower.</p>

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<p>What are the sources of a college's endowment?</p>

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<p>I imagine it comes from alum and other donations, but the reason Grinnell's is so large is good investing.</p>

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<p>That and the microchip dude graduated from Grinnell. ;)</p>

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<p>We have a big country. Not everything wonderful is on one of the coasts. I am happy to see Grinnell getting its share of recognition.</p>

<p>I remember a high school friend went there and another went to Carleton. The woman who went to Grinnell went into the peace corps, moved to Japan and spends her life fighting to protect Japanese migratory aquatic birds in a remote Japanese village where she is the only English speaker. She married a Japanese man and has turned her life into an amazing adventure.</p>

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<p>I think I've heard Grinnell has one of the highest percentages of grads going into the Peace Corps. They also had their own Grinnell Corps that predated the Peace Corps.</p>

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<p>FYI, hear is a list of Peace Corps volunteers by school:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/stats/schools2008.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/stats/schools2008.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Interesting list but it looks like it's #s rather than percentages and since Grinnell has far fewer total students than most of the others in that category, it could be #1 or close to it percentage-wise. Anyway, the point is, the students tend to be very community service conscious, before, during and after college.</p>

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<p>Here's the top 20 per capita for 2007:
1 Willamette 1.49%
2 Grinnell 1.13%
3 Carleton 1.11%
4 Reed 1.07%
5 Lewis and Clark 1.06%
6 Puget Sound 1.02%
7 St. Mary’s Maryland 0.98%
8 Colorado College 0.91%
9 William & Mary 0.89%
10 Macalester 0.89%
11 Mount Holyoke 0.84%
12 Bowdoin 0.81%
13 American 0.75%
14 Gonzaga 0.75%
15 Chicago 0.71%
16 Middlebury 0.71%
17 Hamline 0.70%
18 Oberlin 0.64%
19 St. Olaf 0.62%
20 Georgetwon 0.61%</p>

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<p>There should be a sep thread illustrating Peace Corp rankings</p>

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<p>That's probably a good idea - go for it doc.</p>

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<p>This just sounds like a great school.</p>

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<p>It really is, citrusbelt. My son could be doing fine at any number of places, but Grinnell seems to offer him the perfect social environment. He fit in right away, not because everyone's alike, but I think because most students are unconventional and it's not just tolerated, it's appreciated. You have to be ok with the small town in the cornfields aspect, but there are multiple activities every day--speakers, concerts etc. in addition to the wackiest sounding long list of student-run clubs and organizations. Check the web site for those. And the students seem like such an interesting bunch. My son loves a good play, concert or museum, but surround him with a group of bright people who like to put ideas together in new ways and talk about them and *That's Entertainment!".</p>

<p>Have you been able to visit? My son is not a science guy so the fabulous new science building doesn't mean much to him, but the new student center is a joy to be in.</p>