Big College Endowments Post Best Investment Gains Since 2021

US college endowments overseeing $500 million or more posted median returns of 11.5% for the year through June, the best performance since 2021.

All endowments including smaller funds gained a median 10.8% before fees during the same period, according to a report Monday from the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service. The firm, which gathers data from institutional investors including pensions and endowments, doesn’t name individual colleges.

The returns offer some good news for US universities at a time when schools across the country are facing financial uncertainty from funding cutsby President Donald Trump’s administration. Colleges typically need endowment returns ...