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University Foreign Money

Bahrain

$108.4 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
96transactions
19recipient 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

1New York Institute of TechnologyNY$35,325,77252005 to 2010
2California State University-NorthridgeCA$26,099,79622021 to 2025
3DePaul UniversityIL$11,168,746212012 to 2026
4George Washington UniversityDC$10,717,396232013 to 2024
5Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceMN$10,000,00012021
6American UniversityDC$4,000,00061993 to 2013
7Lawrence Technological UniversityMI$3,000,00012008
8Harvard UniversityMA$1,540,00012024
9Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$1,500,00012022
10Boston UniversityMA$1,160,48762023 to 2026
11Georgetown UniversityDC$1,032,66721993 to 1994
12Bentley UniversityMA$936,00012006
13Stanford UniversityCA$535,732182021 to 2026
14Northeastern UniversityMA$500,00012022
15Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$313,36612021
16University of PennsylvaniaPA$293,33932023
17Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$250,00012021
18United States Sports UniversityAL$17,77712023
19Eastman Dental CenterNY$012006

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. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$12m$25m$38m$50m1993: $1.0 million19931994: $1.0 million1995: $01996: $019961997: $01998: $01999: $019992000: $02001: $02002: $020022003: $02004: $02005: $24.4 million20052006: $6.2 million2007: $02008: $3.0 million20082009: $1.5 million2010: $5.7 million2011: $500,00020112012: $1.2 million2013: $1.2 million2014: $480,88820142015: $1.5 million2016: $1.6 million2017: $1.2 million20172018: $1.1 million2019: $1.5 million2020: $2.4 million20202021: $38.1 million2022: $4.1 million2023: $2.1 million20232024: $6.2 million2025: $1.6 million2026: $861,4762026
Amount by transaction year, 1993 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.