OT: TAMU goes from $181 million to $740 million in pledges and gifts

[MikeSU02]

http://deadspin.com/texas-a-m-raised-a-record-740-million-in-donations-las-1334527524

For the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, Texas A&M received a mammoth $740 million in pledges and gifts, according to an email sent out by chancellor John Sharp. When it's all collected and finalized, it should be an all-time record for an American university. And make no mistake: it's about football.

Let's put that number in context: The previous year, when A&M was just a mediocre Big 12 team, the university's fundraising haul was just $181 million. One move to the SEC, one stadium renovation drive, and one Johnny Manziel later, and donations went up more than 400 percent.

Hey, he gets a free education though and meals at the dining hall!

 

[sufandu]

The bigger issue is the upside down priorities of people. "I support football! Oh, it's a school too?"

 

[anomander]

http://deadspin.com/texas-a-m-raised-a-record-740-million-in-donations-las-1334527524

For the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, Texas A&M received a mammoth $740 million in pledges and gifts, according to an email sent out by chancellor John Sharp. When it's all collected and finalized, it should be an all-time record for an American university. And make no mistake: it's about football.

Let's put that number in context: The previous year, when A&M was just a mediocre Big 12 team, the university's fundraising haul was just $181 million. One move to the SEC, one stadium renovation drive, and one Johnny Manziel later, and donations went up more than 400 percent.

Hey, he gets a free education though and meals at the dining hall!

Straight cash homie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=07G23zMGa4g#t=7

 

[CusefanATL]

http://deadspin.com/texas-a-m-raised-a-record-740-million-in-donations-las-1334527524

For the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, Texas A&M received a mammoth $740 million in pledges and gifts, according to an email sent out by chancellor John Sharp. When it's all collected and finalized, it should be an all-time record for an American university. And make no mistake: it's about football.

Let's put that number in context: The previous year, when A&M was just a mediocre Big 12 team, the university's fundraising haul was just $181 million. One move to the SEC, one stadium renovation drive, and one Johnny Manziel later, and donations went up more than 400 percent.

Hey, he gets a free education though and meals at the dining hall!

I would be really shocked if $740,000,000 is an all time record for an American University if Tex AM brought in $181,000,000 last year.

I would assume just about every IVY brings in 4x more per year than Tex AM.

 

[CusefanATL]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A&M_University

Maybe I take that back... Their endowment is $7.6 billion which is almost cetainly top 10 or very close.

That is very surprising to me.

 

[orangeinjersey]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A&M_University

Maybe I take that back... Their endowment is $7.6 billion which is almost cetainly top 10 or very close.

That is very surprising to me.

LOTS of Big Oil money

 

[SmilinBob]

That's Dirk Diggler type endowment.

 

[gbo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A&M_University

Maybe I take that back... Their endowment is $7.6 billion which is almost cetainly top 10 or very close.

That is very surprising to me.

That includes all of the schools in the A&M system though so it's not just the school.