UW-Madison isn’t on this year’s list of the richest colleges and universities in the nation — as measured by endowed income of $1 billion or more — but it should be.
If the report compilers knew where to look, they’d see that UW-Madison’s total endowment is $2.5 to $3 billion, Chancellor John Wiley said. The problem is that the money isn’t in one account but is fed by multiple foundations that the national media often miss.