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University Foreign Money

Costa Rica

$30.1 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
101transactions
15recipient 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

1Texas Tech UniversityTX$21,500,000122016 to 2019
2Babson CollegeMA$3,062,426492017 to 2025
3Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$1,363,44532021 to 2025
4Harvard UniversityMA$950,08042017 to 2026
5University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$846,25412024
6University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO$479,444122021
7The University of Texas at AustinTX$430,00022013 to 2023
8University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$402,00172021 to 2022
9University of Maryland-College ParkMD$277,63812022
10Duke UniversityNC$268,01012022
11University of MiamiFL$252,00012025
12University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$245,35812023
13Old Dominion University$12,00012026
14Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$74552015 to 2018
15University of California-RiversideCA$112024

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$5m$10m$15m$20m2013: $130,00020132014: $020142015: $5020152016: $18.0 million20162017: $1.1 million20172018: $1.7 million20182019: $2.3 million20192020: $020202021: $1.8 million20212022: $1.3 million20222023: $763,87820232024: $1.6 million20242025: $1.2 million20252026: $292,0802026
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.