Harvard University’s industry-leading endowment stands at more than $50 billion.
Harvard University’s endowment, the largest of any college in the U.S., stayed roughly flat at just over $50 billion, with a 2.9% rate of return for a year in which many of the country's wealthiest colleges so far have reported fairly low investment results.
The overall size endowment fell slightly — from $50.9 billion to $50.7 billion — because the university drew down $2.2 billion from the endowment than it brought in through investment gains.
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