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University Foreign Money

Japan

$4.13 billiondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
9,957transactions
186recipient 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$350,331,9585391994 to 2026
2University of Southern CaliforniaCA$342,752,5942041993 to 2026
3Stanford UniversityCA$233,728,9726741992 to 2026
4Harvard UniversityMA$200,507,1332601986 to 2026
5University of California-San FranciscoCA$192,711,9971651980 to 2026
6The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTX$183,983,0011781994 to 2025
7SUNY Polytechnic InstituteNY$166,375,51912002
8University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$138,492,4342931995 to 2026
9University of California-Los AngelesCA$129,592,9861,0942007 to 2026
10Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$94,985,1261352004 to 2026
11Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$90,520,7982111987 to 2026
12California Institute of TechnologyCA$79,707,6577052003 to 2026
13University of California-San DiegoCA$79,223,8463481995 to 2026
14Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$73,120,2933531982 to 2026
15University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$71,520,951621995 to 2026
16University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$60,078,8532132010 to 2026
17University of California-BerkeleyCA$59,097,6491022002 to 2026
18Indiana University-IndianapolisIN$57,863,9791512009 to 2026
19Chamberlain University-Administrative OfficeIL$56,976,75952019 to 2021
20Temple UniversityPA$56,195,951331996 to 2026
21University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$49,751,0571062015 to 2026
22Portland State UniversityOR$49,465,57012023
23Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$46,174,0721002003 to 2026
24University of California-DavisCA$46,021,362762008 to 2026
25Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$45,676,667452019 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 186 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$250m$500m$750m$1.0bn1990: $1.7 million19901991: $01992: $5.2 million1993: $7.0 million19931994: $46.0 million1995: $22.8 million1996: $16.0 million19961997: $103.2 million1998: $2.6 million1999: $855,38319992000: $4.4 million2001: $19.3 million2002: $181.5 million20022003: $14.5 million2004: $12.8 million2005: $29.2 million20052006: $14.6 million2007: $12.1 million2008: $25.8 million20082009: $64.8 million2010: $51.0 million2011: $70.7 million20112012: $79.3 million2013: $73.6 million2014: $99.3 million20142015: $138.4 million2016: $170.2 million2017: $176.1 million20172018: $235.7 million2019: $341.1 million2020: $552.2 million20202021: $286.8 million2022: $198.0 million2023: $225.3 million20232024: $327.2 million2025: $300.0 million2026: $201.8 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.