Special Report

America's Richest Universities

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26. New York University
> 2018 endowment: $4.3 billion
> Increase from 2017: 6.9%
> Main campus location: New York City, New York
> 2017 undergraduate enrollment: 26,417

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25. Johns Hopkins University
> 2018 endowment: $4.3 billion
> Increase from 2017: 12.5%
> Main campus location: Baltimore, Maryland
> 2017 undergraduate enrollment: 6,109

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24. The Vanderbilt University
> 2018 endowment: $4.6 billion
> Increase from 2017: 11.4%
> Main campus location: Nashville, Tennessee
> 2017 undergraduate enrollment: 6,885

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23. The Ohio State University
> 2018 endowment: $5.2 billion
> Increase from 2017: 22.5%
> Main campus location: Columbus, Ohio
> 2017 undergraduate enrollment: 45,946 (Columbus campus)

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22. Dartmouth College
> 2018 endowment: $5.5 billion
> Increase from 2017: 10.8%
> Main campus location: Hanover, New Hampshire
> 2017 undergraduate enrollment: 4,410

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