Overview
Cornell’s Office of University Investments manages the university endowment under board and investment committee policies.1
The endowment supports financial aid, research, academic programs, faculty, and facilities.1
Investment program
- Estimated AUM
- $11.8B as of Jun 30, 20252
- Capital pool
- university endowment1
- Investment model
- The Investment Office helps support the University’s mission of being a top research university that provides accessibility to students.1
- Investment approach
- Not listed yet1
- Spending support
- Not listed yet
- Spending policy
- Not listed yet
- Asset allocation
- Not listed yet1
- Performance
- FY2025 return reported at 12.3%.1
- Governance
- Board of Trustees and Investment Committee set policies; CIO oversees day-to-day investment operations.1
- Investment team
- The Investment Office helps support the University’s mission of being a top research university that provides accessibility to students.1
- Unfunded commitments
- Not listed yet
- Source freshness
- Last verified Jul 3, 2026 · Verified
Sources
Last verified Jul 3, 2026 from public career and organization materials.
Fact notes
- Website (investmentoffice.cornell.edu)Parent organization overview, Pool purpose, Institution type, Capital pool, Headquarters, Investment model, Investment approach, Asset allocation, Investment performance, Governance, Investment team, Investment office page · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Website (statements.cornell.edu)Estimated AUM · checked Jul 3, 2026
Profile and job sources
- Manual research (investmentoffice.cornell.edu)Manual research · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Website (investmentoffice.cornell.edu)Website · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Website (statements.cornell.edu)Website · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Primary job/profile sourceJob posting · checked Jul 3, 2026