In The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual “Philanthropy 400” report published last week, Stanford ranked seventh among the top 400 charities in 2006.

Overall, the report showed a 4.3 percent growth in donations to the country’s largest charities last year. While a notable increase, such growth does not compare with the previous two years’ double digit growth.

There were 137 educational organizations in the top 400 charities, and colleges and other educational institutions racked up an 11.3 percent increase in donations, with $17.57 billion in total contributions.

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, institutions for higher education have experienced an increase in large gifts in the last few months, contributing to frequent appearances in the report.