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University Foreign Money

Ghana

$24.3 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
89transactions
24recipient 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

1Michigan State UniversityMI$4,843,432112016 to 2025
2Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$4,492,965302011 to 2023
3University of MemphisTN$4,201,19622024
4University of California-BerkeleyCA$2,391,18032019 to 2025
5Harvard UniversityMA$2,016,78032000 to 2025
6Washington State UniversityWA$834,52622019
7Cornell UniversityNY$800,00012024
8Iowa State UniversityIA$791,06122015 to 2017
9Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$632,15822017 to 2018
10George Washington UniversityDC$422,64512020
11Syracuse UniversityNY$375,02422022
12Boston UniversityMA$335,38512025
13Kansas State UniversityKS$333,58412020
14New York UniversityNY$304,55112021
15Colorado School of MinesCO$295,43622025
16University of FloridaFL$267,600162025
17University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$256,15212013
18Montana State University$255,43712026
19Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$250,00012017
20University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA$108,62112020
21University of KansasKS$68,28812017
22University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$3,07212020
23University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC$50022024 to 2026
24University of LouisvilleKY$2512019

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$2m$5m$8m$10m2000: $1.5 million20002001: $02002: $020022003: $02004: $020042005: $02006: $020062007: $48,3522008: $020082009: $02010: $020102011: $562,0002012: $370,11720122013: $1.3 million2014: $725,75920142015: $1.2 million2016: $1.0 million20162017: $1.4 million2018: $846,95520182019: $3.4 million2020: $1.2 million20202021: $748,8232022: $1.2 million20222023: $794,8872024: $5.7 million20242025: $2.0 million2026: $255,6372026
Amount by transaction year, 2000 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.