One billion dollars!

Dr. Evil, from the Austin Powers trilogy, wanted $1 billion. So do 28 universities and colleges in the country.

The Chronicle of Higher Education updated Friday its watch on the billion-dollar campaigns at 28 universities. MU is one of of the universities looking to reach at least $1 billion, with its For All We Call Mizzou campaign. The goal at MU is to raise $1 billion by the spring of 2009. The campaign began in 2000. As of June 30, MU raised $953 million, or about 95 percent of its goal. The Chronicle reported that as of May 31, MU raised $941 million, including $8 million in May. Too see a breakdown of the money MU has raised and to which schools and colleges the money has gone, click here.

Here’s the rest of the universities trying to raise $1 billion or more, as reported by The Chronicle:
Brown University, $1.204-billion as of May 31 (increase of $25.5-million in the last month); the goal is $1.4-billion by 2010.
Columbia University, $2.753-billion as of May 31 (increase of $25-million in the last month); the goal is $4-billion by 2011.
Cornell University, $2.136-billion as of May 31 (increase of $17-million in the last month); the goal is $4-billion by 2011.
Dartmouth College, $1.08-billion as of May 31 (increase of $9-million in the last month); the goal is $1.3-billion by 2009.
Indiana University at Bloomington, $803.1-million as of May 31 (increase of $16.3-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2010.
The Johns Hopkins University, $3.193-billion as of May 31 (increase of $40.3-million in the last month); the goal is $3.2-billion by 2008.
New York University, $2.703-billion as of May 31 (increase of $48.4-million in the last month); the goal is $2.5-billion by 2008.
North Carolina State University, $1.307-billion as of May 31 (increase of $53.2-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2008.
Princeton University, $758.1-million as of May 31 (increase of $102.5-million in the last month); the goal is $1.75-billion by 2012.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, $1.362-billion as of May 31 (increase of $21.5-million in the last month); the goal is $1.4-billion by 2009.
Stanford University, $3.563-billion as of May 31 (increase of $61-million in the last month); the goal is $4.3-billion by 2011.
Syracuse University, $560-million as of May 31 (increase of $10-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2012.
Tufts University, $892.6-million as of May 31 (increase of $11.3-million in the last month); the goal is $1.2-billion by 2011.
The University of Chicago, $2.214-billion as of May 31 (increase of $24.3-million in the last month); the goal is $2-billion by 2008.
The University of Florida, $654-million as of May 31 (increase of $7.7-million in the last month); the goal is $1.5-billion by 2012.
The University of Illinois, $1.372-billion as of May 31 (increase of $17-million in the last month); the goal is $2.25-billion by 2011.
The University of Maryland at College Park, $519.1-million as of May 31 (increase of $9.5-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2011.
The University of Michigan, $2.94-billion as of May 31 (increase of $10-million in the last month); the goal is $2.5-billion by 2008.
The University of Notre Dame, $1.292-billion as of May 31 (increase of $37.4-million in the last month); the goal is $1.5-billion by 2011.
The University of Pennsylvania, $1.98-billion as of May 31 (increase of $70-million in the last month); the goal is $3.5-billion by 2012.
The University of Pittsburgh, $1.244-billion as of May 31 (increase of $5-million in the last month); the goal is $2-billion by 2014.
The University of Tennessee, $723.5-million as of May 31 (increase of $19.5-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2011.
The University of Virginia, $1.689-billion as of May 31 (increase of $15.3-million in the last month); the goal is $3-billion by 2011.
The University of Washington, $2.63-billion as of May 31 (increase of $22.7-million in the last month); the goal is $2.5-billion by 2008.
Vanderbilt University, $1.513-billion as of May 31 (increase of $11.1-million in the last month); the goal is $1.75-billion by 2010.
Virginia Tech, $633.8-million as of May 31 (increase of $5-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2010.
Yale University, $2.152-billion as of May 31 (increase of $33-million in the last month); the goal is $3-billion by 2011.