FSU loses ground again in NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments

Endowments are the best measure of a universities resources, and those can really only be measured via the NACUBO endowment rankings.

Here are some random thoughts from those rankings:

*FSU has lost ground EVERY year since 2007.

*FSU's has fallen from it's all time ranking of #121 in 2005 to #162 in 2017.

*FSU's average increase during Thrashers tenure is less than FIU, USF, UM, and UF.

*FSU's fall in rankings has come as FSU has added a $100 million donation, a newly added medical school, and the benefit of the $200 million plus added from Taxol revenue prior to this period.  These assets should allow for FSU to be catching up or maintaining worst case, not falling behind.

*FSU has been falling behind while it has been setting records for alumni give rate.

*FSU has fallen behind despite an all time high in gift donations 2 years ago (with the $100 Million donation).

*At some point, FSU needs to start paying attention to this and wondering, what is happening here exactly.  Investments in the FSU Foundation should start to reflect positively at this point.  They have not judging by these numbers.  This in comparison to some (but not all) weak competition.



http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2017-Endowment-Market-Values-2.pdf

Fiscal Year 2017
2016-2017	Ranking	2017	2016	% Change
FSU	162	$639,371	$584,529	9.40%
UF	64	$1,612,003	$1,461,347	10.30%
UM	108	$948,579	$844,643	12.30%
USF	200	$442,033	$395,324	11.80%
FAU	299	$215,954	$194,755	10.90%
UCF	375	$156,863	$146,416	7.10%
FAMU	438	$113,000	$113,117	0.00%
FIU	323	$196,281	$174,061	12.80%

2015-2017 Trend (Thrasher Years)
	Rank Increase	Avg. % Increase	Avg. $ Increase	Total $ Increase
FSU	(5)	2.10%	$4,938.00	$14,814.00
UF	(5)	4.23%	$46,240.50	$92,481.00
UM	(1)	7.83%	$85,316.00	$170,632.00
USF	(1)	3.93%	$12,349.00	$24,698.00
FAU	1	3.03%	$3,716.50	$7,433.00
UCF	(12)	1.95%	$1,134.00	$2,268.00
FAMU	(438)	0.00%	$0.00	$0.00
FIU	10	4.70%	$9,890.50	$19,781.00