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University Foreign Money

Australia

$1.06 billiondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
2,184transactions
121recipient institutions

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.

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Top Recipient Institutions

1Northeastern UniversityMA$148,885,84132019 to 2025
2University of ChicagoIL$122,236,586302019 to 2025
3Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$82,217,90052022 to 2025
4Stanford UniversityCA$57,496,910912015 to 2026
5Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$47,693,951202005 to 2023
6Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$44,037,264582014 to 2026
7Harvard UniversityMA$41,854,8701072006 to 2026
8University of FloridaFL$39,549,258382005 to 2026
9Princeton UniversityNJ$27,517,087352008 to 2026
10University of California-San DiegoCA$23,888,548502013 to 2026
11University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$21,477,831262010 to 2025
12California Institute of TechnologyCA$21,152,644472007 to 2023
13Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$21,058,905642010 to 2025
14University of Southern CaliforniaCA$19,646,176182015 to 2025
15University of California-Los AngelesCA$17,689,0471722009 to 2026
16The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTX$15,612,128582011 to 2025
17University of California-San FranciscoCA$14,075,835342008 to 2026
18Northwestern UniversityIL$13,124,745122021 to 2026
19University of California-DavisCA$10,946,208232001 to 2025
20University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$10,930,063102020 to 2025
21Cornell UniversityNY$9,979,059172015 to 2026
22Yale UniversityCT$9,743,930162013 to 2025
23University of California-IrvineCA$9,734,385102021 to 2025
24Rice UniversityTX$9,590,899192023 to 2026
25University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$9,080,987262005 to 2026

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. Top 25 of 121 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$50m$100m$150m$200m1992: $55,00019921993: $01994: $01995: $63,00019951996: $631,4991997: $01998: $019981999: $442,0002000: $109,2002001: $657,36620012002: $02003: $02004: $604,16720042005: $18.9 million2006: $15.1 million2007: $2.0 million20072008: $7.9 million2009: $4.7 million2010: $10.1 million20102011: $16.6 million2012: $37.1 million2013: $8.8 million20132014: $14.8 million2015: $26.8 million2016: $10.3 million20162017: $25.7 million2018: $37.8 million2019: $196.7 million20192020: $43.8 million2021: $56.8 million2022: $143.4 million20222023: $179.3 million2024: $105.4 million2025: $79.7 million20252026: $16.9 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 1992 to 2026 (2026 partial). 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.