Texas A&M University

Endowment

Texas A&M University System endowment totals approximately $4.3 billion; 10th in the nation and third among public university systems. The University receives income from an endowment known as the Permanent University Fund. The PUF principal in the fall 2000 was approximately $10 billion, second only to Harvard's endowment. The PUF serves 15 Texas universities in the Texas A&M University System and the University of Texas System. Other Texas public universities outside these two systems, notably University of Houston and Texas Tech University, are prohibited by law from sharing in the income from this endowment. At one time, the PUF was the chief source of income for Texas A&M, today its revenues account for less than 10 percent of the university's annual budget. This has challenged the university to increase sponsored research and private donations.

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Permanent University Fund - Harvard - Texas A&M University System - University of Texas System - Texas - University of Houston - Texas Tech University

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