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University Foreign Money

Portugal

$383.7 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
193transactions
25recipient 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$162,711,212172012 to 2025
2Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$126,426,800112006 to 2025
3The University of Texas at AustinTX$58,628,600722008 to 2025
4Harvard UniversityMA$16,288,485142007 to 2025
5Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$4,629,675122010 to 2025
6Cornell UniversityNY$4,028,18212023
7New York UniversityNY$2,452,044122010 to 2023
8Stanford UniversityCA$1,588,012122010 to 2026
9Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$1,461,78162015 to 2024
10University of California-BerkeleyCA$1,195,22032024 to 2025
11St. John's University-New YorkNY$750,00012009
12Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNY$681,75532023
13Northwestern UniversityIL$586,03612023
14Thomas Jefferson UniversityPA$554,32012023
15University of PennsylvaniaPA$467,31322019
16University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$418,24832024 to 2025
17Indiana University-IndianapolisIN$399,00012024
18University of Maryland, Baltimore$279,04112023
19University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA$132,14012013
20University of California-MercedCA$24,95512020
21California Institute of TechnologyCA$10,19632016
22Brown UniversityRI$5,02012017
23University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC$781102024 to 2026
24University of California-San DiegoCA$332020 to 2025
25University of California-Los AngelesCA$112025

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

By Transaction Year

$0$50m$100m$150m$200m2006: $42.7 million20062007: $450,0162008: $2.5 million20082009: $2.5 million2010: $9.5 million20102011: $6.9 million2012: $5.6 million20122013: $19.3 million2014: $3.8 million20142015: $5.4 million2016: $2.8 million20162017: $2.7 million2018: $155.4 million20182019: $3.2 million2020: $3.1 million20202021: $22.9 million2022: $3.8 million20222023: $12.8 million2024: $4.1 million20242025: $74.0 million2026: $142,9422026
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.