Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 26 Universities

Compiled by JASON M. BRESLOW

The 26 American universities that are seeking to raise at least $1-billion collected a total of $1.285-billion in gifts and pledges during the last month for which they had data available.

The campaign with the largest gain in the last month was Cornell University, with $405.6-million. The gain includes four gifts made to...