Endowment
Endowment content overview
Princeton Expands Financial Aid Across Income Spectrum
Beginning this year, all costs will be covered for most families earning less than $150,000
Will Princeton Avoid Endowment Tax by Increasing Financial Aid?
Wellesley College economist Phillip Levine *90 projected Princeton’s tax bill will jump from $39 million to $223 million a year
This Is How Princeton’s Endowment Works
Endowments are back in the news, and PAW is here with a Q&A to clear up any confusion
Princeton’s Slow Burn
Inside the PetroTigers and the University’s four decades of private fossil fuel investments
Is the Proposed Endowment Tax Another Cash Grab?
A ‘meteor is about to hit’ higher education as Republicans look to increase the tax on endowments
Princeton Reports 3.9% Endowment Return in 2024
1 ResponseWhat You Need to Know About the Israeli Divestment Proposal
Princeton Israel Apartheid Divest submitted a formal request to the Resources Committee in June
The Man Behind the Curtain
Andrew Golden steps down from Princo after building a $34.1 billion endowment. How should that money be invested and spent going forward?
Princeton Investments Dip as New Princo President Is Named
1 ResponsePrinceton’s Endowment Investments Fall 1.5 Percent As U.S. Market Falters
The University still fares better than most of the Ivy League as overall value drops to $35.8 billion
Princeton Endowment Earns 46.9 Percent, Topping $37 Billion and Outpacing Peers
2 ResponsesPrinceton Adds To Its Endowment in 2020, But Uncertainty Remains
1 ResponseA Not-So-Satisfying Year: Endowment’s 6.2% Investment Return Puts Princeton in Ivies’ Lower Tier
1 ResponseFocus on New Investing Teams
With a change of strategy, Princo adds diversity to its portfolio managers
Endowment increases to $15.8 billion
Princeton responds to Senate debate on tax issues
A ‘Solid’ Year
Endowment performance rebounds; 12.5% return trails several peer schools
A Flat Year: Despite endowment’s ‘mediocre’ return, Princo sees relatively strong results
1 Response‘Satisfying’ Results
Endowment records 12.7% return as long-ago investments pay off
A Year of Growth
Success of venture-capital investments helps spur endowment’s 19.6% return
Diversified Strategy
Endowment valued at $18.2 billion after investment return of 11.7 percent



















