<p>Moody's:</a> U.S. research universities can cope with federal funding cuts</p>
<p>The bond ratings of colleges and universities greatly vary. Some bond ratings reports for colleges are on-line and can provide some insight into a college’s financial conditions. Those bond rating agencies also really like colleges with low admissions rates and respectable yield rates, because it shows a strong demand for their seats.</p>
<p>The bond ratings are also an issue because some colleges have larger debts than they have endowments.</p>
<p>“There are more than 100 research universities and university systems in the US that borrow in capital markets and are rated by Moody’s. The group includes stand-alone private institutions well known for research such as Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute for Technology, and Stanford University. But the group also includes large multi-campus public university systems, including the University of California and the University of Texas System.”</p>
<p>The listed schools have excellent tech transfer offices.</p>
<p>[Moody’s</a> affirms ratings for UW, Seattle, Bellevue](<a href=“http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/aug/04/moodys-affirms-ratings-for-uw-seattle-bellevue/]Moody’s”>Moody’s affirms ratings for UW, Seattle, Bellevue - The Columbian)</p>
<p>Lately, UW has been trying hard to beef up its C4C office.</p>