<p>Contributions to U.S. undergraduate colleges and universities rose 6.3 percent to $29.8 billion in the fiscal year ended June 30, said the survey of 1,023 participants.</p>
<p>Top Research Universities in Fundraising:
Stanford University: $832.4 million
Harvard University: $614 million
University of Southern California: $469.7 million
Johns Hopkins University: $430.5 million
Columbia University: $423.9 million</p>
<p>Top Liberal Arts Colleges in Fundraising:
Hillsdale College: $65.8 million
Colgate University: $65.2 million
Wellesley College: $64.2 million
Middlebury College: $58.6 million
Skidmore College: $56.8 million</p>
<ol>
<li>Stanford U. $832,344,826 </li>
<li>Harvard U. $613,985,000 </li>
<li>U. of Southern California $469,646,622 </li>
<li>Johns Hopkins U. $430,455,336 </li>
<li>Columbia U. $423,849,107 </li>
<li>Cornell U. $406,925,075 </li>
<li>U. of Pennsylvania $392,420,770 </li>
<li>Yale U. $391,315,420 </li>
<li>Duke U. $372,328,154 </li>
<li>U. of California at Los Angeles $364,779,738 </li>
<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology $329,158,304 </li>
<li>U. of Chicago $328,328,020 </li>
<li>U. of Wisconsin at Madison $325,336,779 </li>
<li>U. of Washington $300,199,601 </li>
<li>U. of Michigan $293,403,123 </li>
<li>U. of Minnesota $288,750,059 </li>
<li>New York U. $287,587,458 </li>
<li>U. of Virginia $282,610,619 </li>
<li>Indiana U. $278,553,274 </li>
<li>U. of California at San Francisco $251,945,342
SOURCE: Council for Aid to Education</li>
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