Fund Raising In The Sun Belt

MeanGreen61 · June 15, 2007

Interesting post by galojay on the Belt board.

Fundraising in the Sun Belt (Main Board)

posted by galojay , Bowling Green, KY, 06-15-2007, 09:31, from 161.6.161.130

The newest data from the Council for Aid to Education is out for 2006. Just thought it would be interesting to see how support for each school differs. Some of these schools are really missing the boat on alumni support. That is going to be crucial for any school to succeed. Note, these numbers are voluntarily offered by each school. Three of our members chose not to report. Also, as everyone knows, Denver is private. Comparing Private schools to Public schools is apples to oranges. I listed them in ranking order.

Total Support FY06 (million)

Denver 34.4

UNT 18.6

FAU 17.6

WKU 14.5

FIU 13.9

MTSU 13.1

USA 6.5

ASU 6.3

ULM 2.5

UALR 1.6

ULL na

UNO na

Troy na

Alumni Participation FY06

WKU 16.5%

Denver 8.3%

ASU 6.7%

MTSU 5.1%

UNT 4.0%

ULM 3.8%

FAU 2.1%

USA 2.0%

FIU 1.8%

UALR 0.3%

ULL na

UNO na

Troy na

Endowment (million)

Denver 223.3

FAU 168.7

WKU 85.7

FIU 80

UNT 67.5

UALR 46.8

ASU 39.8

ULM 38.1

MTSU 29.8

USA 27.1

ULL na

UNO na

Troy na

emmitt01 · June 15, 2007

Interesting post by galojay on the Belt board.
Fundraising in the Sun Belt (Main Board)
posted by galojay , Bowling Green, KY, 06-15-2007, 09:31, from 161.6.161.130
The newest data from the Council for Aid to Education is out for 2006. Just thought it would be interesting to see how support for each school differs. Some of these schools are really missing the boat on alumni support. That is going to be crucial for any school to succeed. Note, these numbers are voluntarily offered by each school. Three of our members chose not to report. Also, as everyone knows, Denver is private. Comparing Private schools to Public schools is apples to oranges. I listed them in ranking order.
Total Support FY06 (million)

Denver 34.4
UNT 18.6
FAU 17.6
WKU 14.5
FIU 13.9
MTSU 13.1
USA 6.5
ASU 6.3
ULM 2.5
UALR 1.6
ULL na
UNO na
Troy na
Alumni Participation FY06
WKU 16.5%
Denver 8.3%
ASU 6.7%
MTSU 5.1%
UNT 4.0%
ULM 3.8%
FAU 2.1%
USA 2.0%
FIU 1.8%
UALR 0.3%
ULL na
UNO na
Troy na
Endowment (million)
Denver 223.3
FAU 168.7
WKU 85.7
FIU 80
UNT 67.5
UALR 46.8
ASU 39.8
ULM 38.1
MTSU 29.8
USA 27.1
ULL na
UNO na
Troy na

I always did feel better endowed than the guys from MUTS.

NorthTexan95 · June 15, 2007

I always did feel better endowed than the guys from MUTS.

LOL! Great line.

MCMLXXX · June 15, 2007

Here is a link to that has Troy's over $500,000,000 endowment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_University

MCMLXXX · June 15, 2007

And South Alabama at over $200 million.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_South_Alabama

GrandGreen · June 15, 2007

Here is a link to that has Troy's over $500,000,000 endowment.
I tend to find these numbers more likely.
[Troy University
Troy, Alabama Provided by
Email this School | School Website | Apply Online

State-supported comprehensive, founded 1887, part of Troy University System
Calendar semesters
Degrees associate, bachelor's, master's, and post-master's certificates
Small-town 577-acre campus
Endowment $18.9 million Coed, 18,778 undergraduate students, 45% full-time, 54% women, 46% men

MCMLXXX · June 15, 2007

A USA poster says the $270,000,000 is part of the USA Foundation which is not part of the official endowment. That must be the same for Troy. Perhaps it is part of a Troy Foundation.

http://www.tribalgrounds.com/belt/forum_en...&order=time

GangGreen · June 15, 2007

I always did feel better endowed than the guys from MUTS.

I thought that was just a myth. :lol: Sorry, shouldn't have gone there.

DeepGreen · June 15, 2007

All I know is that a $67.5 million endowment for a university founded in 1890 and having 32,000+ students is down right pathetic and pretty embarassing. 4% giving by NT Alumni helps keeps us in the 4th tier of public universities. :angry:

Green92 · June 15, 2007

All I know is that a $67.5 million endowment for a university founded in 1890 and having 32,000+ students is down right pathetic and pretty embarassing. 4% giving by NT Alumni helps keeps us in the 4th tier of public universities.

Yup.

Daddy Dumpsalot · June 15, 2007

I must say Troys athletic facilities look pretty sad. Not sure why they added their hot-tub to the list :unsure:

Troy Facilities

NT80 · June 15, 2007

All I know is that a $67.5 million endowment for a university founded in 1890 and having 32,000+ students is down right pathetic and pretty embarassing. 4% giving by NT Alumni helps keeps us in the 4th tier of public universities.

Endowments and asking alumni to give are a fairly recent thing for NT. Many of the old admins thought a teachers school shouldn't do that. I think Dr. Pohl pushed for it more as it was only a few years ago I heard the endowment was around $10 mil.