Number 8: Dartmouth College
Number 7: Brown University
Number 6: University of Pennsylvania
Number 5: Cornell University
Number 4: Harvard University
Number 2 (tie): Princeton University
Number 2 (tie): Yale University
Number 1: Columbia University

Endowment Return, Fiscal 2011: 18.4 percent return
Size of Endowment, June 30, 2011: $3.4 billion
10-Year Average Return: 7 percent
Chief Investment Officer: Pamela Peedin


Endowment Return, Fiscal 2011: 18.5 percent
Size of Endowment, June 30, 2011: $2.5 billion
Private Equity Allocation: 22 percent
10-Year Average Return: 7.7 percent
Chief Investment Officer: Cynthia Frost


Endowment Return, Fiscal 2011: 18.6 percent
Size of Endowment, June 30, 2011: $6.6 billion
10-Year Average Return: 6.8 percent
Chief Investment Officer: Kristin Gilbertson


Endowment Return, Fiscal 2011: 19.9 percent
Size of Endowment, June 30, 2011: $5.4 billion
Private Equity Allocation: 19.5 percent
Private Equity Returns: 27.8 percent
Interim Investment Chief: A.J. Edwards


Endowment Return, Fiscal 2011: 21.4 return
Size of Endowment, June 30, 2011: $32 billion
Private Equity Target Allocation: 12 percent
Private Equity Returns: 26.2 percent
10-Year Average Return: 9.4 percent
Endowment Chief Executive: Jane Mendillo


Endowment Return, Fiscal 2011: 21.9 percent
Size of Endowment, June 30, 2011: $17.1 billion
10-Year Average Return: 9.8 percent
Endowment President: Andrew Golden


Endowment Return, Fiscal 2011: 21.9 percent
Size of Endowment, June 30, 2011: $19.4 billion
Private Equity Allocation: 34 percent
Private Equity Returns: 30.3 percent
10-Year Average Return: 10.1 percent
Chief Investment Officer: David Swensen


Endowment Return, Fiscal 2011: 23.6 percent
Size of Endowment, June 30, 2011: $7.8 billion
Private Equity Allocation: 25 percent
10-Year Average Return: 9.9 percent
Endowment Chief Executive: N.P. Narvekar
