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All public universities get private money, but some get much more than the rest

  • Written by Kevin McClure, Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of North Carolina Wilmington
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has more than $3 billion in its endowment.AP Photo/Gerry Broome

U.S. universities raised nearly US$47 billion in the academic fiscal year that ended in mid-2018. This new record haul marked a 7% increase from the prior year.

As usual, private universities generally led the way. But public universities...

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