In a large-scale review of the current state of higher education in America conducted by U.S. News and World Report, one college president was quoted as saying: "Those schools that are less well endowed or lack the ability to raise funds will spend the next decade losing ground to the strong institutions."
在「美國新聞與世界報導」機構舉辦的一項大型高等教育現況調查中，就有大學校長預測：「資金不夠、又沒有能力籌款、募款的學校，不出十年，就會慢慢輸給有錢有勢的學校。」