Graphs - Institutional Characteristics

Of AICUO's 52 members, 36 were founded or sponsored by denominations or religious orders.

The 2008-09 academic year was a bad one for college and university endowments, whether large or small. On June 30, 2008, half of the independent colleges in Ohio had endowments of $27 million or less, with little room for decline.

Ohio's independent colleges, by and large, are heavily dependent on tuition income to support their teaching, research, and service programs. Of our 51 members, 36 get more than half their revenue from their students, even when considering the amount of financial aid the campused themselves offer.

AICUO MemberEndowment Market Values

Half of Ohio' private nonprofit colleges and universities have endowments of less than $25 million.