5 Most Profitable Universities in the World

4. Princeton University

Endowment: $35.79 billion

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Based on the most recent statistics available (Class of 2026), the mid-50% SAT range for enrolled freshmen in Princeton University was approximately 1490-1580 while the ACT range was 33-35. In recent years, over 90% of enrolled students placed in the top 10% of their high school class, and the average unweighted GPA was 3.9+.