Wealth Versus Academic Spending, 26 Schools

Endowment per student against instruction, academic support and student services spending per student. Hover a dot for figures.

Spends above predictedSpends below predicted

Dashed line: trend fitted across all 305 institutions in the College Transitions analysis (log-log, R² = 0.68). Only schools named in the article are plotted. Source: IPEDS 2024 finance and enrollment data (spending, endowment); IPEDS 2024 graduation rates; College Transitions analysis.