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Universities

Universities nonprofits in the U.S.

Postsecondary educational institutions that offer postgraduate study at masters or doctorate levels in addition to an undergraduate program for people who meet entry level requirements and are interested in an advanced education. Some institutions of university status are known as colleges or institutes. 947 universities file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $237 billion in revenue and hold $818 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state. Also called Graduate Schools, Masters Degrees, Technological Institutes, Universities.

The largest are New York University, Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania, and Johns Hopkins University.

Organizations
947
Total revenue
$237.3B
Total assets
$817.9B

Largest universities

Ranked by revenue. Sort any column, or follow an org to track it.

Top 100 by revenue · 947 universities nationwide
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Organization StateRevenueAssets Follow
New York University New York NY$11.6B$23.6B
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA$10.7B$36.7B
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD$10.5B$25.3B
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City CA$9.5B$68.7B
The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York New York NY$7.3B$26.0B
Emory University Atlanta GA$7.3B—
University Of Miami Coral Gables FL$7.0B$8.9B
Yale University New Haven CT$6.8B$58.9B
Cornell University Ithaca NY$6.6B$19.8B
University Of Rochester Rochester NY$5.9B$9.1B
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Cambridge MA$5.9B$45.3B
University Of Southern California Los Angeles CA$5.6B$17.0B
Washington University Saint Louis MO$5.2B$22.3B
University Of Chicago Chicago IL$4.9B$15.8B
Duke University Durham NC$4.5B$22.1B
California Institute Of Technology Pasadena CA$4.2B$7.8B
E Emory Group Return Atlanta GA$4.1B$2.2B
University Of Notre Dame Du Lac Notre Dame IN$3.3B$29.6B
The Trustees Of Princeton University Princeton NJ$3.1B$45.9B
University Of British Columbia Canada —$2.8B$6.2B
Vanderbilt University Nashville TN$2.6B$14.8B
Georgetown University Washington DC$2.1B$6.9B
T The George Washington University Ashburn VA$1.9B$5.5B
Syracuse University Syracuse NY$1.9B$5.4B
Boston College Trustees Chestnut Hill MA$1.8B$7.7B
Liberty University Inc Lynchburg VA$1.8B$5.1B
The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund New Orleans LA$1.8B$4.6B
Trustees Of Dartmouth College Hanover NH$1.7B$13.1B
The Medical College Of Wisconsin Inc Milwaukee WI$1.6B$3.5B
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH$1.6B$0
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education Philadelphia PA$1.6B$4.3B
Baylor University Waco TX$1.6B$0
Universite De Montreal Succursale A Quebec Canada —$1.5B$4.2B
William Marsh Rice University Houston TX$1.4B$11.2B
Drexel University Philadelphia PA$1.4B$2.9B
Trustees Of Tufts College Medford MA$1.4B$4.9B
The Howard University Washington DC$1.4B$3.0B
Texas Christian University Fort Worth TX$1.3B$4.9B
Southern Methodist University Dallas TX$1.2B$4.6B
Rochester Institute Of Technology Rochester NY$1.2B$3.0B
University Of Ottawa Canada —$1.1B$2.9B
Fordham University Bronx NY$1.1B$2.6B
Loyola University Of Chicago Chicago IL$1.1B$2.7B
Nova Southeastern University Inc Fort Lauderdale FL$1.0B$2.2B
York University Canada —$1.0B$2.7B
University Of Saskatchewan Canada —$962.2M$2.3B
University Of Dayton Dayton OH$958.1M$2.3B
Hebrew University Association Jerusalem Palestine Jerusalem —$937.7M$3.6B
American University Washington DC$937.1M$2.6B
Villanova University Villanova PA$931.0M$0
Bard College Annandale NY$930.3M$1.7B
Depaul University Chicago IL$918.1M$2.0B
Savannah College Of Art And Design Inc Savannah GA$882.5M$2.3B
St Louis University St Louis MO$864.3M$3.1B
St Johns University New York Jamaica NY$843.7M$1.7B
Lehigh University Bethlehem PA$840.1M$3.5B
University Of Denver Denver CO$834.9M$2.3B
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc Daytona Beach FL$810.2M$1.7B
Curtin University Australia —$807.4M$1.4B
Toronto Metropolitan University Canada —$785.1M$1.8B
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles CA$778.7M$1.9B
Wake Forest University Winstonsalem NC$764.4M$3.0B
Chapman University Orange CA$757.8M$2.4B
Marquette University Milwaukee WI$750.7M$2.2B
Creighton University Omaha NE$750.2M$2.2B
American University Of Beirut New York NY$709.7M$1.8B
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy NY$709.4M$1.8B
Simon Fraser University Canada —$709.1M$2.2B
Hofstra University Hempstead NY$705.8M$1.7B
Pepperdine University Malibu CA$705.5M$2.7B
President-Board Of Trustees Santa Clara College Santa Clara CA$679.7M$3.1B
Universite De Sherbrooke Canada —$661.6M$1.2B
Quinnipiac University Hamden CT$595.3M$2.1B
The New School New York NY$588.1M$1.7B
Belmont University Nashville TN$579.5M$1.8B
The Trustees Of The Stevens Institute Of Technology Hoboken NJ$578.7M$1.1B
University Of San Francisco San Francisco CA$555.1M$1.4B
National University San Diego CA$544.2M$1.2B
Sacred Heart University Incorporated Fairfield CT$540.0M$1.5B
University Of The Pacific Stockton CA$526.9M$1.6B
President And Fellows Of Middlebury College Middlebury VT$520.2M$2.4B
University Of St Thomas St Paul MN$513.6M$2.0B
Corporation Of Gonzaga University Spokane WA$508.9M$1.2B
Brandeis University Waltham MA$502.5M$2.0B
University Of Richmond Richmond VA$498.3M$4.1B
University Of Tampa Tampa FL$493.8M$1.1B
Fairfield University Fairfield CT$489.3M$1.3B
The Corporation Of Mercer University Macon GA$477.2M$1.1B
Duquesne University Of The Holy Spirit Pittsburgh PA$472.6M$1.3B
Rockefeller University New York NY$458.4M$4.1B
Illinois Institute Of Technology Chicago IL$448.5M$833.3M
Elon University Elon NC$441.4M$1.2B
The Catholic University Of America Washington DC$425.4M$980.3M
Bucknell University Lewisburg PA$423.6M—
Xavier University Cincinnati OH$410.6M$948.3M
University Of Northumbria At Newcastle United Kingdom —$400.7M$0
Pratt Institute Brooklyn NY$398.1M$822.5M
Loma Linda University Loma Linda CA$397.8M$2.2B
Yeshiva University New York NY$394.2M$1.1B
The Trustees Of The Smith College Northampton MA$390.1M$3.9B
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All universities by state

California112 orgsNew York66 orgsTexas61 orgsPennsylvania45 orgsFlorida41 orgsOhio38 orgsIllinois36 orgsNorth Carolina30 orgsMichigan29 orgsGeorgia28 orgsMassachusetts24 orgsVirginia24 orgsNew Jersey23 orgsConnecticut21 orgsNew Hampshire21 orgsWashington21 orgsWisconsin21 orgsMissouri20 orgsAlabama16 orgsIndiana15 orgsSouth Carolina14 orgsIowa13 orgsTennessee13 orgsUtah13 orgsMaryland12 orgsOklahoma12 orgsArizona10 orgsLouisiana10 orgsMinnesota10 orgsKansas9 orgsOregon9 orgsDistrict Of Columbia9 orgsDelaware8 orgsHawaii8 orgsKentucky8 orgsColorado7 orgsWyoming6 orgsMaine5 orgsMississippi5 orgsRhode Island5 orgs

Largest universities by state

California112 orgsNew York66 orgsTexas61 orgsPennsylvania45 orgsFlorida41 orgsOhio38 orgsIllinois36 orgsNorth Carolina30 orgsMichigan29 orgsGeorgia28 orgsMassachusetts24 orgsVirginia24 orgsNew Jersey23 orgsConnecticut21 orgsNew Hampshire21 orgsWashington21 orgsWisconsin21 orgsMissouri20 orgsAlabama16 orgsIndiana15 orgsSouth Carolina14 orgsIowa13 orgsTennessee13 orgsUtah13 orgsMaryland12 orgsOklahoma12 orgsArizona10 orgsLouisiana10 orgsMinnesota10 orgsKansas9 orgsOregon9 orgsDistrict Of Columbia9 orgsDelaware8 orgsHawaii8 orgsKentucky8 orgsColorado7 orgsWyoming6 orgsMaine5 orgsMississippi5 orgsRhode Island5 orgs
Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation; we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org