Here's financial ratings for PUBLIC universities from Standard and Poors

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<p>These are bond ratings, as published mid-2013, by Standard and Poors. The list starts on page 29 of the link.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.standardandpoors.com/spf/upload/Events_US/US_PF_Event_HigherEd71113Article2.pdf"&gt;http://www.standardandpoors.com/spf/upload/Events_US/US_PF_Event_HigherEd71113Article2.pdf&lt;/a> </p>

<p>A different thread in this forum includes the link for private colleges and universities </p>

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<p>Here’s the link for non-profit private colleges and universities. The listing starts about halfway through the report.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1644136-here-s-financial-ratings-of-hundreds-of-private-colleges-by-standard-and-poors.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1644136-here-s-financial-ratings-of-hundreds-of-private-colleges-by-standard-and-poors.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Public university report is strange—no UMass Amherst (state flagship), but Worcester State University IS listed, and the other “state universities” (Bridgewater State, Fitchburg State, Salem State), etc are not</p>

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<p>Michigan, Texas, and Virginia are the three state schools that are rated AAA. :)</p>

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<p>Some colleges do not apply for bond ratings. For example, some public universities use a separate corporation to build their residence halls, which is separately rated. Some public universities may use public agencies for much of their financing. </p>

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<p>Nothing beats a HUGE endowment…</p>

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<p>Many publics only can use debt through the state bonding process and get the state rating for their bonds. UWisconsin System is large example of this.</p>

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The link for Standard and Poor’s online report that listed the bond ratings of all public colleges no longer works. The link for private colleges also no longer works. I couldn’t find it in a search today. If anyone does find a revised link, please post it.