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University Foreign Money

Ireland

$1.07 billiondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
2,209transactions
104recipient 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

1Duke UniversityNC$372,374,664281998 to 2025
2University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$79,215,6785401997 to 2026
3University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$60,765,234662014 to 2026
4Northwestern UniversityIL$38,496,2551092016 to 2026
5University of California-San DiegoCA$37,704,671492007 to 2024
6University of California-San FranciscoCA$35,397,750772001 to 2026
7Medical University of South CarolinaSC$34,357,647612018 to 2025
8Stanford UniversityCA$33,153,2601212005 to 2026
9University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$28,402,497571995 to 2026
10University of Central FloridaFL$26,099,474212000 to 2024
11Trinity UniversityTX$20,000,00011995
12University of PennsylvaniaPA$18,153,005112019 to 2023
13St. John's University-New YorkNY$15,794,416112018
14University of IowaIA$15,349,696142014 to 2025
15Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$15,288,168272011 to 2025
16Indiana University-IndianapolisIN$15,225,440352010 to 2024
17University of South FloridaFL$14,867,530572017 to 2026
18Yale UniversityCT$12,713,324562013 to 2026
19University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$10,698,9261102011 to 2026
20Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY$10,418,129142006 to 2018
21University of Utah$9,388,20312026
22Wake Forest UniversityNC$9,155,609142025 to 2026
23University of ArizonaAZ$8,961,57432024 to 2025
24University of MiamiFL$8,482,237172017 to 2024
25Boston CollegeMA$8,094,191182013 to 2025

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

By Transaction Year

$0$50m$100m$150m$200m1995: $20.5 million19951996: $01997: $27.6 million1998: $41.4 million19981999: $256,4672000: $2.3 million2001: $4.7 million20012002: $298,7052003: $6.2 million2004: $712,30720042005: $2.2 million2006: $1.2 million2007: $22.4 million20072008: $9.4 million2009: $7.2 million2010: $4.7 million20102011: $3.5 million2012: $3.1 million2013: $8.8 million20132014: $7.8 million2015: $13.9 million2016: $36.4 million20162017: $40.9 million2018: $46.9 million2019: $68.0 million20192020: $77.6 million2021: $79.9 million2022: $85.3 million20222023: $121.3 million2024: $146.8 million2025: $142.9 million20252026: $36.1 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 1995 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.