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University Foreign Money

Mexico

$375.2 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
1,359transactions
82recipient 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$62,031,1901001997 to 2025
2Harvard UniversityMA$58,429,2681342001 to 2026
3Stanford UniversityCA$29,429,423372004 to 2026
4Cornell UniversityNY$17,236,433282006 to 2025
5University of ChicagoIL$16,890,173322019 to 2026
6The University of Texas at AustinTX$13,604,4434562000 to 2022
7University of California-DavisCA$12,889,760142005 to 2022
8University of ArizonaAZ$12,717,366182013 to 2024
9Colorado State University-Fort CollinsCO$12,308,35452014 to 2022
10Rice UniversityTX$11,755,882262008 to 2025
11Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$9,119,855622014 to 2025
12University of California-RiversideCA$7,467,188162006 to 2022
13City University of SeattleWA$7,213,536142010 to 2025
14University of California-BerkeleyCA$6,911,374172014 to 2023
15Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNY$6,476,780362006 to 2025
16Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$6,320,27172006 to 2012
17The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonTX$5,395,31372012 to 2020
18Purdue University-Main CampusIN$5,244,98062012 to 2017
19University of Notre DameIN$4,451,69562023 to 2025
20Baylor College of MedicineTX$4,434,32332019 to 2026
21University of PennsylvaniaPA$4,350,015162016 to 2024
22Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$3,485,10672001 to 2025
23University of Southern CaliforniaCA$3,476,94472010 to 2015
24San Diego State UniversityCA$3,350,759162019 to 2026
25New York UniversityNY$2,998,64472010 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 82 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$12m$25m$38m$50m1997: $750,00019971998: $01999: $02000: $2.8 million20002001: $2.4 million2002: $600,0002003: $5.1 million20032004: $2.0 million2005: $8.0 million2006: $7.6 million20062007: $10.8 million2008: $20.1 million2009: $18.1 million20092010: $6.3 million2011: $7.6 million2012: $11.1 million20122013: $5.7 million2014: $17.8 million2015: $20.4 million20152016: $22.0 million2017: $29.0 million2018: $20.3 million20182019: $22.1 million2020: $18.2 million2021: $21.5 million20212022: $28.5 million2023: $23.4 million2024: $20.5 million20242025: $19.4 million2026: $3.3 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 1997 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.