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University Foreign Money

Kazakhstan

$215.9 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
539transactions
30recipient 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$65,223,880332013 to 2025
2Boston UniversityMA$25,853,399332019 to 2025
3University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA$19,908,939212012 to 2026
4University of Southern CaliforniaCA$15,524,490142015 to 2026
5Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$15,051,133192010 to 2026
6George Washington UniversityDC$13,273,4662262007 to 2025
7Colorado School of MinesCO$8,197,77632017 to 2020
8Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$8,188,947242013 to 2026
9University of California-BerkeleyCA$6,338,248112016 to 2022
10New York UniversityNY$5,171,240142019 to 2025
11University of ArizonaAZ$5,051,90062023 to 2025
12Indiana University-BloomingtonIN$4,989,34622006 to 2010
13Harvard UniversityMA$4,154,101122017 to 2025
14University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$4,104,716252013 to 2024
15Michigan State UniversityMI$2,367,140102022 to 2026
16University of PennsylvaniaPA$2,109,87192019 to 2023
17University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$1,980,208122022 to 2024
18Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$1,596,150112012 to 2025
19Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$1,082,408102011 to 2018
20University of South FloridaFL$946,39042023 to 2025
21Syracuse UniversityNY$941,22162019 to 2022
22University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$527,20022021 to 2023
23Massachusetts Institute of Technology$515,00012026
24Rice UniversityTX$502,269102022 to 2024
25Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR$494,250112023 to 2024

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

By Transaction Year

$0$6m$12m$19m$25m2006: $5.0 million20062007: $428,8102008: $1.8 million20082009: $1.6 million2010: $1.9 million20102011: $1.7 million2012: $5.1 million20122013: $12.1 million2014: $13.8 million20142015: $18.9 million2016: $8.8 million20162017: $23.8 million2018: $8.7 million20182019: $18.1 million2020: $11.2 million20202021: $14.5 million2022: $15.8 million20222023: $18.9 million2024: $13.7 million20242025: $17.7 million2026: $2.5 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 2006 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.