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Universities

There are 1,041universities in the United States. Combined, these universitiesemploy 2 million people, earn more than $249 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $923 billion.
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Job trends for Universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
187
1-10
60
11-25
26
26-100
23
101 to 1,000
41
1,000+
192
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Sizes of universities

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
134
$250k to $1M
60
$1M to $5M
57
$5M to $25M
55
$25M to $100M
66
$100M+
204
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Columbia University

Columbia University is a prestigious private university with campuses in New York City and around the world. It is one of the world's most important centers of research and provides instruction in a wide range of fields.
Revenue
$6.7b
Assets
$23.6b
Employees
40.1k
EIN
13-5598093
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The George Washington University (GWU)

The George Washington University (GWU) values a dynamic, student-focused community stimulated by cultural and intellectual diversity and built upon a foundation of integrity, creativity, and openness to the exploration of new ideas.
Revenue
$1.8b
Assets
$5.0b
Employees
14.8k
EIN
53-0196584
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Howard University

Howard University is an institution that educates students, develops professionals, conducts research, and serves patients through 12 schools of higher education and an academic medical center.
Revenue
$1.3b
Assets
$2.6b
Employees
7,732
EIN
53-0204707
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Catholic University of America (CUA)

The Catholic University of America is a national research university with 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students in more than 180 academic programs on a residential campus in the heart of the nation's capital.
Revenue
$388.3m
Assets
$918.0m
Employees
3,892
EIN
53-0196583
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brown University

Brown's mission is to discover, communicate, and preserve knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry, and by educating and preparing students to discharge the offices of life with usefulness and reputation.
Revenue
$1.6b
Assets
$9.4b
Employees
13.0k
EIN
05-0258809
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Yale University

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the "Collegiate School," the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
Revenue
$6.3b
Assets
$54.3b
Employees
33.4k
EIN
06-0646973
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

The Johns Hopkins University's (JHU) mission is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for lifelong learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.
Revenue
$10.2b
Assets
$20.2b
Employees
50.4k
EIN
52-0595110
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Georgetown University

Georgetown University is the oldest and largest Catholic and Jesuit university in America. Georgetown today is a major student-centered, international research university, offering programs in Washington, DC; Doha, Qatar; and around the world.
Revenue
$1.9b
Assets
$5.7b
Employees
15.6k
EIN
53-0196603
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The mission of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
Revenue
$5.0b
Assets
$38.6b
Employees
27.3k
EIN
04-2103594
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American University (AU)

The American University (AU) actively encourages a commitment to public service, inclusive participation in university governance, equity and equal access, and an appreciation of diverse cultures and viewpoints.
Revenue
$933.9m
Assets
$2.4b
Employees
9,051
EIN
53-0196549
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northwestern University

Northwestern is committed to excellent teaching, innovative research and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.
Revenue
$3.3b
Assets
$18.5b
Employees
26.2k
EIN
36-2167817
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Harvard University

The oldest corporation in the Western Hemisphere is the Harvard Corporation, known formally as the President and Fellows of Harvard College. It is the smaller of Harvard's two governing boards; the other is the Board of Overseers.
Revenue
$6.1b
Assets
$70.6b
Employees
37.6k
EIN
04-2103580
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stony Brook Orthopedic Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

The providers of Stony Brook Orthopaedic Associates focus on excellence in clinical care and research for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of all musculoskeletal injuries and disorders in adults and children.
Revenue
$41.0m
Assets
$4.1m
Employees
33
EIN
11-2593061
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) mission is to create a transformative educational experience for students focused on deep disciplinary knowledge; problem solving; leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills and personal health and well-being.
Revenue
$1.9b
Assets
$6.8b
Employees
15.8k
EIN
25-0969449
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Duke University

Home of the Blue Devils, Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society.
Revenue
$3.7b
Assets
$20.4b
Employees
31.0k
EIN
56-0532129
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The University of Chicago (UChicago)

The University of Chicago is an urban research university that has driven new ways of thinking since 1890. Their commitment to free and open inquiry draws inspired scholars to their global campuses where ideas are born that challenge and change the world.
Revenue
$4.7b
Assets
$14.7b
Employees
28.3k
EIN
36-2177139
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York University (NYU)

Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States. The University, which is composed of 14 schools, colleges, and divisions, occupies five major centers in Manhattan.
Revenue
$10.5b
Assets
$19.8b
Employees
48.1k
EIN
13-5562308
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Rockefeller University

The Rockefeller University is a center for scientific research, primarily in the biological and medical sciences, that provides doctoral and postdoctoral education.
Revenue
$514.6m
Assets
$4.0b
Employees
1,717
EIN
13-1624158
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Christendom College

Christendom College is a Catholic liberal arts college offering a time-tested and rigorous education that develops the student's intellect in such a powerful way that he graduates with the ability to master any subject.
Revenue
$37.1m
Assets
$102.5m
Employees
539
EIN
54-1031437
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of South Dakota Foundation (USDF)

University of South Dakota Foundation's mission is to provide private resources for the University of South Dakota to increase the excellence of its students' educational experience.
Revenue
$26.3m
Assets
$335.0m
Employees
51
EIN
46-6018891
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "B43: University or Technological Institute" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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