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University Foreign Money

Germany

$4.97 billiondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
8,404transactions
167recipient 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

1University of PennsylvaniaPA$2,011,051,2311782009 to 2026
2Stanford UniversityCA$217,895,1315601992 to 2026
3Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$167,052,6951922007 to 2026
4University of MiamiFL$160,413,509162009 to 2025
5Harvard UniversityMA$155,536,7932681986 to 2026
6The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTX$118,622,7251772008 to 2026
7Georgetown UniversityDC$117,741,922211993 to 2026
8Boston UniversityMA$108,112,425401995 to 2026
9Oregon State UniversityOR$94,259,052982019 to 2026
10Duke UniversityNC$89,006,9761032012 to 2026
11University of California-San FranciscoCA$80,855,9802241996 to 2026
12Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$75,295,735802010 to 2023
13University of California-BerkeleyCA$71,520,4112202000 to 2026
14University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$68,249,8121912006 to 2026
15University of California-San DiegoCA$64,850,6031242009 to 2026
16The University of Texas at AustinTX$64,424,9105652001 to 2024
17Cornell UniversityNY$63,997,8801582000 to 2026
18Yale UniversityCT$59,826,9841081995 to 2026
19University of South FloridaFL$56,663,222172002 to 2026
20Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$54,328,803951997 to 2026
21University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$50,234,751612014 to 2026
22Northwestern UniversityIL$49,560,888652013 to 2026
23Vanderbilt UniversityTN$49,338,422142014 to 2021
24Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$43,323,0472012006 to 2026
25University of California-Los AngelesCA$42,709,5733062009 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 167 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$625m$1.2bn$1.9bn$2.5bn1990: $1.8 million19901991: $01992: $647,6751993: $1.2 million19931994: $943,1311995: $5.2 million1996: $115.0 million19961997: $17.3 million1998: $5.5 million1999: $1.7 million19992000: $5.5 million2001: $57.9 million2002: $4.4 million20022003: $39.7 million2004: $6.8 million2005: $29.4 million20052006: $26.2 million2007: $10.8 million2008: $27.9 million20082009: $41.6 million2010: $17.0 million2011: $38.7 million20112012: $39.3 million2013: $50.3 million2014: $60.1 million20142015: $66.9 million2016: $74.2 million2017: $222.3 million20172018: $2.07 billion2019: $269.4 million2020: $215.5 million20202021: $225.2 million2022: $361.5 million2023: $204.5 million20232024: $291.6 million2025: $247.4 million2026: $111.6 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.