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University Foreign Money

South Africa

$299.2 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
509transactions
50recipient 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

1Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$117,698,809142007 to 2015
2Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$32,829,546172015 to 2023
3Harvard UniversityMA$30,428,420732006 to 2026
4Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$20,280,652352014 to 2025
5Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$17,132,4201342003 to 2021
6Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$15,248,200231997 to 2026
7Boston UniversityMA$9,281,882412016 to 2026
8Duke UniversityNC$6,559,966142016 to 2026
9University of ArizonaAZ$6,060,31862022 to 2023
10New York UniversityNY$5,682,34672008 to 2014
11Yale UniversityCT$5,000,00012025
12Northwestern UniversityIL$4,500,00072018 to 2025
13University of California-Los AngelesCA$2,454,206112015 to 2025
14Emory UniversityGA$2,123,72942015 to 2024
15University of ChicagoIL$2,108,30552017 to 2021
16Rice UniversityTX$2,100,00032018 to 2023
17James Madison UniversityVA$1,524,48222022 to 2024
18University of California-San FranciscoCA$1,239,56432015 to 2023
19University of California-DavisCA$1,224,73142010 to 2012
20School of the Art Institute of ChicagoIL$1,125,36932020 to 2022
21University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$1,117,24972018 to 2025
22The University of Texas at AustinTX$1,071,654112020 to 2022
23Brigham Young UniversityUT$1,042,60812009
24University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$1,013,24972011 to 2012
25Stony Brook UniversityNY$910,03332021 to 2022

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

By Transaction Year

$0$25m$50m$75m$100m1993: $10,00019931994: $01995: $01996: $019961997: $322,9701998: $01999: $019992000: $02001: $02002: $452,19620022003: $1.1 million2004: $02005: $020052006: $1.9 million2007: $1.8 million2008: $11.8 million20082009: $3.6 million2010: $1.3 million2011: $98.4 million20112012: $3.6 million2013: $5.9 million2014: $5.2 million20142015: $8.4 million2016: $12.7 million2017: $12.5 million20172018: $14.6 million2019: $27.9 million2020: $12.7 million20202021: $22.1 million2022: $12.5 million2023: $12.3 million20232024: $7.7 million2025: $11.3 million2026: $9.1 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 1993 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.