Abby Hoelscher
Vanderbilt 150 banner hangs on street pole in front of fall foliage, as photographed on Oct. 3, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Abby Hoelscher)
Vanderbilt reported an annual endowment of $10.2 billion in its 2024 financial report, up from $9.7 billion in 2023. The increase comes after two subsequent years of declines.
Vice Chancellor for Investments Anders Hall attributed the growth in fiscal 2024 to a diverse slate of investments as well as donor gifts and contributions to the Dare to Grow fundraising campaign. He said the university’s total assets are the largest they have ever been.
“Over the long-term, say the last decade, several asset classes have done really well. Some of the strong positive contributors [to the endowment] have been global equities, hedged strategies, fixed income and natural resources,” Hall said in an email to The Hustler. “Private capital has been the biggest driver, as sub-portfolios, such as venture capital and growth equity, have done very well over that period.”
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