University Foreign Money

Foreign Gifts and Contracts Reported by US Colleges

Section 117 of the Higher Education Act requires US colleges to report foreign gifts and contracts worth $250,000 or more a year to the Education Department. ED's release complete through September 30, 2026 lists 142,535 transactions worth $75.94 billion. Middle East donor countries account for $18.58 billion of that.

Entrance to Georgetown University in Education City, Doha — Georgetown University in Qatar, Education City, Doha.

$18.58 billionreported from 17 Middle East countries, all years

$8.98 billionfrom Qatar, the largest Middle East source

18,897Middle East transactions in the release

Source: US Department of Education, Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts, release complete through September 30, 2026 (142,535 transactions). Self-reported by institutions and not verified by ED; records money, not conditions.

Foreign gifts and contracts reported by US colleges

Disclosed amounts by donor country.

From To

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Middle East Donor Countries


1	Qatar	$8,977,545,836	1,338	67	Cornell University ($3.38 billion)
2	Saudi Arabia	$4,604,328,725	9,754	258	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ($242.6 million)
3	United Arab Emirates	$1,990,934,234	2,051	103	University of Colorado Boulder ($539.0 million)
4	Kuwait	$1,487,156,537	2,196	123	University of Colorado Boulder ($84.3 million)
5	Israel	$514,761,347	1,558	102	Brigham Young University ($52.3 million)
6	Oman	$295,169,889	955	67	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ($36.4 million)
7	Turkey	$220,223,424	473	55	Harvard University ($78.0 million)
8	Egypt	$192,569,392	168	36	Harvard University ($53.0 million)
9	Bahrain	$108,391,078	96	19	New York Institute of Technology ($35.3 million)
10	Jordan	$73,872,153	124	21	University of California-Los Angeles ($25.2 million)
11	Iraq	$54,246,323	63	14	University of Arkansas ($43.0 million)
12	Lebanon	$33,272,418	61	15	Columbia University in the City of New York ($14.2 million)
13	Palestine	$12,178,899	28	4	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus ($9.7 million)
14	Libya	$7,993,480	16	6	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ($3.0 million)
15	Syria	$2,605,641	5	2	Johns Hopkins University ($1.4 million)
16	Yemen	$1,656,871	8	4	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ($1.1 million)
17	Iran	$81	3	2	Johns Hopkins University ($80)

All 191 donor countries and attributions

20 U.S.C. 1011f imposes a reporting duty; enforcement is a civil action by the Attorney General under 1011f(f), and the statute does not prohibit the gift. ED publishes the reports as filed. Source names are often withheld, so most rows show only a country.