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The parts I found interesting, average net-effective tuition for undergrads was less than $24k, and nearly 90% of undergrads graduated with no student debt.  2026-27 list price tuition is $67.7k so the average tuition discount from list price was ~63%.  It would be interesting to know the median net-effective tuition.  As with last year those with family income <$150k pay no tuition and those with family income <$100k pay no tuition, room or board (room and board is $23k)

"Today, Stanford University announced a 31.7% investment return in its Merged Pool for the year ending June 30, 2026, bringing its 5- and 10-year annualized return to 10.3% and 12.5%, respectively. These returns are net of all internal and external costs, but do not reflect federal excise taxes, which rise to 8.0% this academic year for Stanford and a very small number of other universities.

Stanford’s performance surpassed the 15.5% median return for U.S. college and university endowments last year, as preliminarily reported by Cambridge Associates. Over 5 and 10 years, the median college and university endowment returned 7.2% and 9.9% per year, respectively. Over the same 1-, 5-, and 10-year periods, a typical “70/30” passive portfolio of global stocks and high-quality U.S. bonds returned an annualized 17.8%, 7.4%, and 9.3%, respectively.
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In fiscal year 2027, beginning Sept. 1, 2026, the Merged Pool will disburse more than $2.2 billion to the university, representing roughly one-fifth of Stanford’s operating budget. Distributions from the Merged Pool support Stanford’s teaching and research, and help make the university accessible and affordable.

Total financial aid and other student support from Stanford resources will reach a record $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2027, with endowment distributions contributing nearly half. With these dedicated resources, Stanford announced that it [did not increase undergraduate tuition] for the 2026-27 academic year and that families of undergraduates with annual incomes below $100,000 pay no tuition, room, or board, while those with [incomes below $150,000 pay no tuition]. Last year, 60% of undergraduate students were awarded financial aid, average net-effective tuition for all undergraduates was less than $24,000, and nearly 90% of students graduated with no student debt.[font=system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif]dent debt."[/font]

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/0...LPls821lJw

[82lsju]

The parts I found interesting, average net-effective tuition for undergrads was less than $24k, and nearly 90% of undergrads graduated with no student debt.  2026-27 list price tuition is $67.7k so the average tuition discount from list price was ~63%.  It would be interesting to know the median net-effective tuition.  As with last year those with family income <$150k pay no tuition and those with family income <$100k pay no tuition, room or board (room and board is $23k)

"Today, Stanford University announced a 31.7% investment return in its Merged Pool for the year ending June 30, 2026, bringing its 5- and 10-year annualized return to 10.3% and 12.5%, respectively. These returns are net of all internal and external costs, but do not reflect federal excise taxes, which rise to 8.0% this academic year for Stanford and a very small number of other universities.

Stanford’s performance surpassed the 15.5% median return for U.S. college and university endowments last year, as preliminarily reported by Cambridge Associates. Over 5 and 10 years, the median college and university endowment returned 7.2% and 9.9% per year, respectively. Over the same 1-, 5-, and 10-year periods, a typical “70/30” passive portfolio of global stocks and high-quality U.S. bonds returned an annualized 17.8%, 7.4%, and 9.3%, respectively.
...
In fiscal year 2027, beginning Sept. 1, 2026, the Merged Pool will disburse more than $2.2 billion to the university, representing roughly one-fifth of Stanford’s operating budget. Distributions from the Merged Pool support Stanford’s teaching and research, and help make the university accessible and affordable.

Total financial aid and other student support from Stanford resources will reach a record $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2027, with endowment distributions contributing nearly half. With these dedicated resources, Stanford announced that it [did not increase undergraduate tuition] for the 2026-27 academic year and that families of undergraduates with annual incomes below $100,000 pay no tuition, room, or board, while those with [incomes below $150,000 pay no tuition]. Last year, 60% of undergraduate students were awarded financial aid, average net-effective tuition for all undergraduates was less than $24,000, and nearly 90% of students graduated with no student debt.[font=system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif]dent debt."[/font]

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/0...LPls821lJw