Princeton on Top of Ivy League in 2018 Endowment Return

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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“Princeton University’s endowment posted an investment gain of 14.2 percent, the best annual return of seven Ivy League schools that have reported performance for the period. The value of the fund rose to $25.9 billion in the 12 months through June 30, the New Jersey school said Monday in a statement. That’s a record-high value for the endowment.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-08/princeton-posts-14-2-gain-to-lead-ivy-league-endowment-returns

Ivy League Endowment Returns (Columbia has yet to report)

Princeton 14.2%
Brown 13.2%
Penn 12.9%
Yale 12.3%
Dartmouth 12.2%
Cornell 10.6%
Harvard 10.0%

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Columbia has now reported, and is bottom of the pack: https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2018/10/11/columbia-endowment-reports-90-percent-return-growing-to-109-billion/

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Columbia’s performance surprised me a bit. Wasn’t expecting their return to be that low. Updated list:

Princeton 14.2%
Brown 13.2%
Penn 12.9%
Yale 12.3%
Dartmouth 12.2%
Cornell 10.6%
Harvard 10.0%
Columbia 9%