On average, nearly half of alumni donated to these schools in the last two academic years, U.S. News data show. Alumni donated more than $11 billion to their alma maters in 2017, according to an annual survey from the Council for Aid to Education, an increase of 14.5 percent over 2016.
1. Princeton University (NJ)
59.1%
Princeton University is a private institution that was founded in 1746. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,394, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 600 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
2. Thomas Aquinas College (CA)
58.9%
Thomas Aquinas College is a private institution that was founded in 1971. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 370, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 131 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
3. Williams College (MA)
51.4%
Williams College is a private institution that was founded in 1793. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,061, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 450 acres. It utilizes a 4-1-4-based academic calendar.
4. Bowdoin College (ME)
48.6%
Bowdoin College is a private institution that was founded in 1794. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,816, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 207 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
5. Wellesley College (MA)
48.5%
Wellesley College is a private institution that was founded in 1870. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,508, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 500 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
5. Wellesley College (MA)
48.5%
Wellesley College is a private institution that was founded in 1870. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,508, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 500 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar