University finally bringing in money - yen perhaps (8)
I believe the answer is:
yearning
'yen perhaps' is the definition.
(yen is a kind of yearning)
'university finally bringing in money' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'bringing in money' becomes 'earning' (I've seen this before).
The last letter of 'university' is 'y'.
'y'+'earning'='YEARNING'
(Other definitions for yearning that I've seen before include "Unfulfilled desire or need" , "Yen" , "Craving" , "Hankering, longing" , "Longing - desire" .)