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University Foreign Money

Italy

$656.6 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
1,472transactions
109recipient 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

1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$93,663,604851997 to 2026
2University of ArizonaAZ$64,963,352401981 to 2025
3Harvard UniversityMA$48,734,243762001 to 2026
4University of South FloridaFL$34,451,377122020 to 2025
5University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO$32,743,96742021
6Elon UniversityNC$24,512,911182020 to 2026
7Boston UniversityMA$23,385,54062013 to 2025
8New York UniversityNY$20,409,232282013 to 2026
9St. John's University-New YorkNY$19,768,381892007 to 2025
10Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$18,634,879791998 to 2025
11University of FloridaFL$14,822,945172016 to 2023
12University of ArkansasAR$14,379,829192010 to 2024
13Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$13,699,558522010 to 2026
14Loyola University ChicagoIL$13,375,122112018 to 2026
15University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$11,720,63492021 to 2025
16Emory UniversityGA$11,600,275212015 to 2025
17Temple UniversityPA$9,851,803232016 to 2025
18University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA$9,551,7461922009 to 2025
19Gonzaga UniversityWA$9,023,392222003 to 2025
20Stanford UniversityCA$8,404,018652007 to 2026
21Pace UniversityNY$8,313,467302019 to 2024
22University of PennsylvaniaPA$7,747,824242015 to 2026
23University of California-BerkeleyCA$7,384,170142012 to 2026
24School of the Art Institute of ChicagoIL$7,139,15062016 to 2026
25University of California-San FranciscoCA$6,080,381192014 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 109 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$50m$100m$150m$200m1990: $315,00019901991: $01992: $01993: $019931994: $2.4 million1995: $01996: $280,00019961997: $6.6 million1998: $255,7101999: $89,93219992000: $02001: $2.4 million2002: $020022003: $364,5772004: $408,8002005: $817,60020052006: $3.4 million2007: $10.1 million2008: $9.0 million20082009: $4.7 million2010: $8.7 million2011: $7.5 million20112012: $10.2 million2013: $10.2 million2014: $14.3 million20142015: $11.7 million2016: $20.6 million2017: $36.5 million20172018: $22.3 million2019: $59.4 million2020: $114.0 million20202021: $69.5 million2022: $38.0 million2023: $34.5 million20232024: $65.6 million2025: $69.8 million2026: $20.2 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.