Indicator 12.5
Total Endowment and Endowment Funds per Student, 1996-97 to 2007-08
UC endowments, along with those of all public and private institutions, have declined substantially since June 30, 2008 when the data shown above were compiled.
The Regents' endowment spending policy uses average returns over a 60-month period when calculating the payout so that beneficiaries are not substantially affected by a single year's market decline. This policy has the desired effect of smoothing the payout for beneficiaries during the coming year, although a sustained market decline would significantly reduce payout amounts.
About 20 percent of UC's endowment payout is directed for specific departments, 14 percent for research, 20 percent for instruction (including endowed chairs and professorships) and 25 percent for student financial support.
Chair endowments have grown significantly; 30 percent of UC's 1,370 endowed chairs have been established in the last four years.
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Source: UCOP Institutional Advancement Office. More information can be found at http://www.ucop.edu/instadv/.
Figures are in constant inflation-adjusted 2007-08 dollars using GDP deflator.
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