University of Washington receives record $334M from donors

The University of Washington raked in more private money last year than ever before, thanks in part to a big anonymous donation for need-based scholarships.

Contributions for everything from cancer research to new buildings hit $334 million, a jump of 17 percent over the previous fiscal year, The Seattle Times reported Sunday (http://is.gd/rkT5ju).

Among all universities, that tally ranked 14th in the nation - less than Stanford, Harvard or Yale, but more than Cornell or the University of California at Berkeley.