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ERIC Number: EJ582043
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
A Bull Market Gave Colleges 18% Return on Endowments in 1998.
van der Werf, Martin
Chronicle of Higher Education, v45 n24 pA44-A45 Feb 19 1999
A national survey of 346 private and 162 public colleges found that the number of institution with billion-dollar endowments grew from 25 to 31, and that all responding institutions had at least some return on investments, ranging from 3.7% to 38% The greatest change was an increase in the amount of money invested in hedge funds. (MSE)
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Educational Finance, Endowment Funds, Higher Education, Investment, Money Management, National Surveys, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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