The colleges and universities in the Pittsburgh region had endowments in 2024 that totaled more than $11.7 billion, which comes out to about $118,000 in endowment per full-time student enrolled at those schools. Includes institutions in Allegheny ...

Waynesburg University President Douglas Lee likes to relate a story about one of his predecessors, Paul Stewart, who gave students each a $1 bill. They were marked to show they came from the university.