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University Foreign Money

Brazil

$596.5 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
1,638transactions
96recipient 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

1Harvard UniversityMA$131,829,5121172001 to 2026
2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$55,486,6261051997 to 2026
3Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$52,086,9561272007 to 2025
4Stanford UniversityCA$34,482,1431172012 to 2026
5The University of Texas at AustinTX$29,464,9184561988 to 2026
6University of California-San FranciscoCA$25,837,857182005 to 2026
7The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTX$19,911,508172011 to 2019
8George Washington UniversityDC$16,972,5451542006 to 2020
9University of PennsylvaniaPA$12,572,847282016 to 2026
10University of ChicagoIL$12,395,442642014 to 2026
11University at AlbanyNY$11,350,00011988
12University of California-BerkeleyCA$8,917,902122019 to 2025
13University of Colorado BoulderCO$8,596,822102012 to 2016
14Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachFL$8,361,864102020 to 2026
15New York UniversityNY$8,064,00082013 to 2022
16Texas Tech UniversityTX$7,970,000102018 to 2023
17New York Institute of TechnologyNY$7,143,09332015 to 2016
18Teachers College at Columbia UniversityNY$7,090,210122014 to 2019
19Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$6,644,01162013 to 2021
20University of Southern CaliforniaCA$6,380,76522015
21Ohio University-Main CampusOH$5,864,966132019 to 2025
22Rice UniversityTX$5,500,00042012 to 2018
23Northwestern UniversityIL$5,373,433172022 to 2026
24Duke UniversityNC$5,326,427262013 to 2026
25University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$4,841,035132017 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 96 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$25m$50m$75m$100m1990: $39,60019901991: $01992: $01993: $019931994: $01995: $01996: $019961997: $1.8 million1998: $01999: $576,00019992000: $344,2002001: $9.8 million2002: $020022003: $2.0 million2004: $2.5 million2005: $3.9 million20052006: $20.6 million2007: $3.8 million2008: $29.1 million20082009: $3.7 million2010: $3.4 million2011: $6.1 million20112012: $16.8 million2013: $51.3 million2014: $45.3 million20142015: $50.0 million2016: $35.8 million2017: $21.3 million20172018: $29.8 million2019: $27.8 million2020: $47.8 million20202021: $34.9 million2022: $34.3 million2023: $25.1 million20232024: $31.7 million2025: $33.2 million2026: $11.4 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 1990 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.