<p>I dunno ManhattanBoro - Morton Schapiro’s been at NU for 3 or 4 years now, and their fundraising performance lags even behind UChicago’s. They only raised $250M last year, and, organizationally, they are larger than UChicago (larger hospital system, larger college, more schools, etc.).</p>
<p>Maybe it’s something about the midwest that dampens giving? All the major midwestern universities (UChicago, NU, and Wash U) struggle. Maybe most of the foundations/corps are based on the east and west coasts, and just give more to universities there?</p>
<p>Perhaps geography makes a difference.</p>