As a data point, 15 percent of Swedish university funds come from private donations [1]. That's supposed to be equal to the US, though I imagine that other type

As a data point, 15 percent of Swedish university funds come from private donations [1]. That's supposed to be equal to the US, though I imagine that other types of educational institutions get considerably less in Sweden. [1]: http://www.sulf.se/Universitetslararen/Arkiv/2011/Nummer-1011-11/Donationer-i-Sverige-ar-lika-stora-som-i-USA/ http://www.sulf.se/Universitetslararen/Arkiv/2011/Nummer-101... (sv)