<p>Neither Michigan nor Northwestern have endowments of that size. </p>
<p>In your example, Northwestern’s endowment is more impressive.</p>
<p>However, there are other factors in the wealth of a school. What are the restrictions of the endowment? How liquid is the endowment? What are the other assets of the school? Other income of the school? Economies of scale? What percentage of the endowment gets to students? How much is that in dollar terms? What are the liabilities of the school? The costs of running the school? What is the cost-benefit of going to a particular school?
What areas is the school strong in? Can you get a great education at the school? Does the school offer what I want?</p>
<p>So the_prestige…what are the answers to my questions?</p>