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2026 Delaware-Marquette Challenge Participating Schools

A gift of any amount made in honor of your school qualifies your university for recognition on "The List" of participating schools. Additional recognition includes Honorable Mention (raising $3,000+), Award of Merit (raising $6,000+), Award of Excellence (raising $10,000+) and Award of Distinction (raising $20,000+).

as of 2/18/2026

Arcadia University
Duke University
Marymount University
New York University
Regis University
Saint Joseph's University
The George Washington University
The Ohio State University
University of Miami
University of Pittsburgh
Washington University in St. Louis

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The Marquette Challenge Philanthropy Circle

The school totals for the Marquette Challenge Philanthropy Circle represent cumulative giving since the Challenge's inception in 1989.

Leaders Society (schools raising $600,000+)

University of Pittsburgh

Crest Society (schools raising $400,000+)

Marquette University
University of Miami

Champion Society (schools raising $300,000+)

University of Miami
Virginia Commonwealth University

Challenge Society (schools raising $100,000+)

Emory University
New York University
Northwestern University
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Sacred Heart University
University of Colorado
University of Delaware

Cornerstone Society (schools raising $50,000+)

Arcadia University
Boston University
Indiana University
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Midwestern University – Downers Grove
Northwestern University
The Ohio State University
The University of Iowa
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Washington University in St. Louis

*Please note that, at this time, there are no programs within the Collegiate Society ($200,000+) and Capstone Society ($500,000+).