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University Foreign Money

Kuwait

$1.49 billiondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
2,196transactions
123recipient 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

1University of Colorado BoulderCO$84,324,583842012 to 2026
2West Virginia UniversityWV$79,177,113262018 to 2024
3Temple UniversityPA$74,945,034202015 to 2026
4Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$73,426,242242010 to 2026
5University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$65,944,470362016 to 2026
6University of ArizonaAZ$65,596,541132019 to 2026
7University of MiamiFL$61,864,947192020 to 2026
8The University of AlabamaAL$52,129,6591322015 to 2024
9Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$49,344,673312019 to 2026
10University of Southern CaliforniaCA$45,713,391242010 to 2026
11Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$45,023,935332019 to 2026
12Colorado State University-Fort CollinsCO$43,690,040132020 to 2026
13George Washington UniversityDC$42,261,7662602005 to 2026
14Purdue University-Main CampusIN$40,247,295332014 to 2026
15Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusNJ$36,192,431122019 to 2026
16Loyola Marymount UniversityCA$35,728,883112020 to 2025
17Harvard UniversityMA$31,439,822492001 to 2025
18Northeastern UniversityMA$30,948,252262011 to 2025
19University of DaytonOH$30,804,763132020 to 2026
20San Diego State UniversityCA$25,252,359552019 to 2024
21Oklahoma State University-Main CampusOK$24,579,712142019 to 2025
22University of Missouri-Kansas CityMO$22,380,207262019 to 2026
23The University of Texas at El PasoTX$22,043,25082017 to 2022
24Boise State UniversityID$21,609,87882012 to 2019
25Boston UniversityMA$20,010,644522019 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 123 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$50m$100m$150m$200m2001: $409,98520012002: $02003: $370,00020032004: $02005: $4.6 million20052006: $1.3 million2007: $1.5 million20072008: $10.7 million2009: $1.7 million20092010: $3.7 million2011: $7.5 million20112012: $13.8 million2013: $20.8 million20132014: $31.3 million2015: $54.1 million20152016: $34.9 million2017: $43.8 million20172018: $58.2 million2019: $152.7 million20192020: $182.5 million2021: $197.3 million20212022: $143.0 million2023: $149.3 million20232024: $169.2 million2025: $147.7 million20252026: $56.7 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 2001 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.