I would need to know the top 5 richest universities in America to
date. The data should be the latest data available- somewhere between
2004-2005.

Hi ehm,

According to the U.S.News & World Report for America's Best Colleges
(2006), http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc/tier1/t1natudoc_brief.php
the following are the 5 wealthiest universities in the United States:


1. Harvard University
Endowment : $22,587,305,000 

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_2155_brief.php

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2. Yale University
Endowment: $12,740,896,000 

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_1426_brief.php

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3. Princeton University  
Endowment: $10,251,952,000 

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_2627_brief.php

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4. Stanford University
Endowment: $9,922,041,000 

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_1305_brief.php

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5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Endowment: $5,869,800,000 

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_2178_brief.php

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Search strategy:
Using Google, I searched ["wealthiest OR richest universities" in the
US]. I located the following article
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0104/20endow.html and compared
the mentioned universities with the US News ranking.


I hope the information provided is helpful. If you have any questions
regarding my answer please don?t hesitate to ask before rating it.

Best regards,
Rainbow

Wonderful!!! Thank you so much.