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University Foreign Money

Switzerland

$4.48 billiondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
11,141transactions
160recipient 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

1Harvard UniversityMA$645,234,9413551987 to 2026
2University of California-San FranciscoCA$343,060,1951701980 to 2026
3Stanford UniversityCA$334,572,1735331993 to 2026
4The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTX$170,174,7854042005 to 2026
5Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$139,429,5245122004 to 2026
6University of PennsylvaniaPA$133,096,427962010 to 2025
7Princeton UniversityNJ$126,714,722502010 to 2026
8University of California-San DiegoCA$121,333,3073422005 to 2026
9University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$119,890,8312452009 to 2026
10Northwestern UniversityIL$109,783,0822042011 to 2026
11University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$101,061,3594862004 to 2026
12Cornell UniversityNY$93,911,2152331995 to 2026
13Duke UniversityNC$90,236,7371152011 to 2026
14Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$81,904,9893121998 to 2026
15Yale UniversityCT$80,764,7062232001 to 2026
16University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$75,791,8241272014 to 2026
17Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$75,676,448802018 to 2026
18Indiana University-IndianapolisIN$74,755,3962812009 to 2026
19University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$74,594,4432352009 to 2026
20New York UniversityNY$73,191,022811987 to 2026
21University of California-Los AngelesCA$72,573,0763782008 to 2026
22Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$58,960,7891181997 to 2026
23Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR$58,747,071182014 to 2025
24University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$55,564,9831392009 to 2026
25Washington University in St LouisMO$51,895,003762007 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 160 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$250m$500m$750m$1.0bn1990: $019901991: $01992: $01993: $6.9 million19931994: $790,0001995: $17.4 million1996: $60.8 million19961997: $9.0 million1998: $1.4 million1999: $3.3 million19992000: $12.7 million2001: $4.8 million2002: $5.5 million20022003: $8.0 million2004: $12.3 million2005: $14.8 million20052006: $12.8 million2007: $58.2 million2008: $52.5 million20082009: $54.0 million2010: $70.4 million2011: $71.8 million20112012: $97.4 million2013: $56.1 million2014: $148.6 million20142015: $124.2 million2016: $174.5 million2017: $191.6 million20172018: $215.1 million2019: $475.0 million2020: $424.1 million20202021: $353.2 million2022: $324.7 million2023: $262.1 million20232024: $316.9 million2025: $557.6 million2026: $250.6 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.