Lists of institutions of higher education by endowment size

The following are lists of institutions of higher education by endowment size.

Harvard University, with a $50.9 billion endowment as of 2022, is the wealthiest university in the world.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia has a $20 billion endowment as of 2016

Africa

• List of South African universities by endowment

Europe

• List of United Kingdom universities by endowment
• See table below for France and Finland.

North America

• List of Canadian universities by endowment
• List of colleges and universities in the United States by endowment

Oceania

• List of New Zealand universities by endowment

All others over US$1 billion

Endowment^{[needs update]}

Institution	Country	Endowment (US$)	Endowment per student (US$)	Year	Ref.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Saudi Arabia	20 billion		2013	^[1]
Université Paris-Saclay	France	10.2 billion		2013	^[2]
National University of Singapore	Singapore	3.15 billion	87,700	2019	^[3]
King Saud University	Saudi Arabia	2.7 billion		2013	^[4]
Kyoto University	Japan	2.68 billion		2018	^[5]
Osaka University	Japan	2.3 billion	54,000	c. 2014	^[4]
Nanyang Technological University	Singapore	1.71 billion		2016	^[6]
Aalto University	Finland	1.36 billion		2021	^[7]
University of Melbourne	Australia	1.34 billion		2013	^[8]

References

1. Al-Naimi, Ali (2016). Out of the Desert. Great Britain: Portfolio Penguin. pp. 250–258. ISBN 9780241279250.
2. Downing, Kevin; Loock, Petrus Johannes; Gravette, Sarah (5 April 2021). The Impact of Higher Education Ranking Systems on Universities (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 978-0367433406. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
3. "Financial Report 2019" (PDF). National University of Singapore and its Subsidiaries. p. 79. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
4. "50 Richest Universities in the World: University Endowment Rankings". Nonprofit Colleges Online. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
5. "Kyoto University Financial Report" (PDF). Kyoto University. p. 4. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
6. "NTU Annual Report 2016". Nanyang Technological University. p. 29.
7. "Aalto University Annual Board Report and Financial Statements 2021" (PDF). Aalto University. p. 43.
8. "University of Melbourne Investment Report 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 13 August 2014.