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University Foreign Money

South Korea

$1.69 billiondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
5,800transactions
168recipient 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 Massachusetts-LowellMA$179,385,31822022 to 2024
2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$130,193,0292721997 to 2026
3Stanford UniversityCA$95,379,0163061992 to 2026
4Harvard UniversityMA$94,388,9921712001 to 2026
5Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$65,469,2581132006 to 2026
6Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA$64,391,5241332014 to 2026
7University of California-San DiegoCA$60,359,6312561995 to 2026
8University of California-BerkeleyCA$55,520,2311322012 to 2026
9University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$52,856,2242102009 to 2026
10Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$52,483,629772004 to 2026
11University of Southern CaliforniaCA$50,859,1021642011 to 2026
12University of FloridaFL$43,564,902312018 to 2026
13The University of Texas at AustinTX$37,521,8799771990 to 2026
14Purdue University-Main CampusIN$30,101,413712008 to 2026
15University of California-Los AngelesCA$27,061,9463362005 to 2025
16California Institute of TechnologyCA$26,864,1594932009 to 2023
17Yale UniversityCT$26,284,209482001 to 2025
18New York UniversityNY$26,075,428212013 to 2026
19Indiana University-BloomingtonIN$25,347,998302009 to 2026
20Cornell UniversityNY$25,306,176592007 to 2026
21University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$23,331,594152007 to 2025
22University of California-IrvineCA$23,270,090802007 to 2025
23University of California-San FranciscoCA$18,522,445272016 to 2026
24The University of Texas at DallasTX$17,529,281762011 to 2026
25University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolMA$16,713,812132017 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 168 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$125m$250m$375m$500m1990: $51,10019901991: $01992: $2.2 million1993: $1.4 million19931994: $01995: $3.2 million1996: $1.3 million19961997: $8.9 million1998: $01999: $019992000: $300,0002001: $5.7 million2002: $399,96720022003: $80,0002004: $10.7 million2005: $9.3 million20052006: $5.8 million2007: $10.9 million2008: $8.0 million20082009: $25.4 million2010: $19.7 million2011: $31.0 million20112012: $24.9 million2013: $42.0 million2014: $51.0 million20142015: $46.8 million2016: $50.5 million2017: $63.9 million20172018: $68.9 million2019: $104.3 million2020: $74.3 million20202021: $105.2 million2022: $99.7 million2023: $132.9 million20232024: $436.1 million2025: $186.7 million2026: $62.8 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 1990 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.