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University Foreign Money

Cayman Islands

$144.8 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
178transactions
42recipient 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

1Illinois Institute of TechnologyIL$16,852,360112020
2Rice UniversityTX$15,675,75062019 to 2022
3Northwestern UniversityIL$11,567,053152019 to 2024
4Stanford UniversityCA$10,653,659172019 to 2025
5Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$7,997,38712023
6Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$7,941,06352014 to 2024
7University of California-Los AngelesCA$7,902,574102018 to 2025
8Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$7,073,286132020 to 2022
9Washington University in St LouisMO$5,980,33882024 to 2025
10Miami University-OxfordOH$5,978,886142017 to 2019
11Yale UniversityCT$5,110,79552017 to 2025
12University of MiamiFL$4,426,38452017 to 2023
13Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$3,814,50332013 to 2024
14University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$3,481,34582017 to 2022
15Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceMN$3,000,00012024
16University of New Mexico-Main CampusNM$3,000,00012020
17University of PennsylvaniaPA$3,000,00022022
18University of California-BerkeleyCA$2,499,62532022
19University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$2,417,59022024
20Harvard UniversityMA$1,900,00012017
21University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$1,859,46742023 to 2024
22University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC$1,665,88632018 to 2024
23Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$1,530,96322015 to 2016
24Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR$1,339,33522018 to 2019
25The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTX$1,250,00012024

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

By Transaction Year

$0$12m$25m$38m$50m2013: $354,98020132014: $437,81620142015: $1.0 million20152016: $500,00020162017: $5.8 million20172018: $9.5 million20182019: $23.5 million20192020: $22.1 million20202021: $13.8 million20212022: $10.2 million20222023: $22.3 million20232024: $26.6 million20242025: $8.7 million20252026: $02026
Amount by transaction year, 2013 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.