https://www3.forbes.com/business/top-25-colleges-with-the-happiest-most-successful-alumni/
* "the best way to evaluate a four-year college education may actually revolve around just one variable – alumni giving."
* "Forbes developed a proprietary ranking we call the Grateful Graduates Index."
25. Pomona College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $14,897
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 26.2%
24. California Institute of Technology
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $52,693
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 20.1%
23. Hamilton College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $12,100
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 39.3%
22. Middlebury College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $14,892
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 27.6%
21. University of Chicago
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $21,435
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 22.0%
20. University of Pennsylvania
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $18,976
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 24.6%
19. Brown University
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $19,765
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 24.9%
18. Harvey Mudd College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $18,274
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 26.4%
17. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $40,499
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 22.9%
16. Yale University
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $23,853
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 23.4%
15. Duke University
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $19,984
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 27.4%
14. Stanford University
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $49,756
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 25.5%
13. Carleton College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $14,921
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 43.0%
12. Bowdoin College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $15,589
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 44.3%
11. Washington and Lee University
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $16,913
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 36.1%
10. University of Notre Dame
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $17,472
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 35.5%
9. Wabash College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $19,850
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 31.4%
8. Wellesley College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $16,328
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 49.0%
7. Haverford College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $19,810
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 38.1%
6. Claremont McKenna College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $22,776
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 33.8%
5. Davidson College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $19,994
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 44.5%
4. Amherst College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $21,354
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 45.1%
3. Princeton University
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $23,536
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 40.5%
2. Williams College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $23,434
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 47.8%
1. Dartmouth College
7 Year Median Private Donation Per Student: $24,039
Average Alumni Participation Rate: 41.3%