Special Report

America's Richest Universities

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11. The University of California
> 2018 endowment: $11.0 billion
> Increase from 2017: 14.2%
> Main campus location: Berkeley, California
> 2017 undergraduate enrollment: 29,783 (Berkeley campus)

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10. Northwestern University
> 2018 endowment: $11.1 billion
> Increase from 2017: 6.2%
> Main campus location: Evanston, Illinois
> 2017 undergraduate enrollment: 8,700

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9. University of Michigan
> 2018 endowment: $11.9 billion
> Increase from 2017: 8.8%
> Main campus location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
> 2017 undergraduate enrollment: 29,821 (Ann Arbor campus)

8. The Texas A&M University System and Foundations
> 2018 endowment: $13.5 billion
> Increase from 2017: 17.0%
> Main campus location: College Station, Texas
> 2017 undergraduate enrollment: 53,690 (College Station campus)

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7. University of Pennsylvania
> 2018 endowment: $13.8 billion
> Increase from 2017: 12.8%
> Main campus location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
> 2017 undergraduate enrollment: 11,716

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