<p>I can’t speak for other research universities, but in Harvard’s case, lumping its various elements together is a misleading way to look at its financial resources. Most of the endowment belongs to individual faculties, not the university. The business school is rich beyond your wildest imaginings; the Kennedy, Divinity, and Education schools occupy a different planet from the B-school as far as funding is concerned. If you’re looking at this from an undergraduate perspective, it’s the Faculty of Arts & Sciences that matters.</p>