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Annual Development Survey

Since 1999, the AAMC has been building a national benchmarking database of fundraising programs at medical schools and teaching hospitals. This database is a product of the data submitted each year by AAMC member institutions.

The survey and its resulting database are designed to:

  • Assist medical school deans, teaching hospital CEOs, and other leaders in assessing the effectiveness of their institutional fundraising
  • Enable members to benchmark their development programs against those of other institutions
  • Compile and report national trends in fundraising at medical schools and teaching hospitals

The 2023 AAMC Development Survey is now live.

The deadline for completing the survey is March 15, 2024. If you have any questions please reach out to developmentsurvey@aamc.org

Development Leadership Committee 

The AAMC Development Leadership Committee, comprising chief development/advancement officers from AAMC member institutions, provides guidance to AAMC staff on the Annual Development Survey and other fundraising support efforts. Meet the committee.

Development Survey Webinars

Watch previous webinars that review key findings and trends of that reporting year, share how some users utilize the data, and see the reporting tool.

Data and Custom Benchmarking Reports

Custom reports are available only to participating institutions for any given year of data collection.


Data Access Requirements

Data Confidentiality Policy: The salary data collected for individual positions at an identified institution are classified by the AAMC as confidential. All other survey data are classified as restricted. All data are securely stored by the AAMC. The restricted data are released with institutional identification to participating institutions but are not made available to the public.