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University Foreign Money

Turkey

$220.2 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
473transactions
55recipient 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$78,028,199581996 to 2026
2The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTX$33,759,41762009 to 2022
3Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$15,699,196292010 to 2026
4Cornell UniversityNY$15,497,000112014 to 2023
5Brown UniversityRI$7,160,000132023 to 2026
6Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$7,078,347162010 to 2020
7New York UniversityNY$6,984,503112011 to 2020
8University of DelawareDE$5,393,087142010 to 2021
9Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$4,049,673112015 to 2023
10Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$3,402,59562014 to 2022
11University of PennsylvaniaPA$3,230,85672018 to 2025
12Indiana University-BloomingtonIN$3,192,30182010 to 2022
13University of California-Los AngelesCA$3,101,00152018 to 2025
14Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$3,000,00012020
15The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN$3,000,00012007
16Yale UniversityCT$1,913,62652012 to 2016
17University of ConnecticutCT$1,893,60422024 to 2025
18Oregon State UniversityOR$1,808,57792019 to 2022
19Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$1,725,766132022 to 2025
20Michigan State UniversityMI$1,722,74952024 to 2026
21Texas A&M University-College StationTX$1,706,56932020 to 2022
22The University of AlabamaAL$1,474,376222014 to 2020
23George Washington UniversityDC$1,462,229522008 to 2018
24Boston UniversityMA$1,455,25422016 to 2024
25The University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$1,287,20322017

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

By Transaction Year

$0$12m$25m$38m$50m1995: $650,00019951996: $750,0001997: $01998: $019981999: $02000: $02001: $2.2 million20012002: $02003: $254,9502004: $020042005: $02006: $02007: $3.0 million20072008: $394,8192009: $6.8 million2010: $2.2 million20102011: $2.8 million2012: $1.3 million2013: $5.5 million20132014: $9.2 million2015: $6.5 million2016: $39.4 million20162017: $11.8 million2018: $14.4 million2019: $14.7 million20192020: $15.1 million2021: $5.5 million2022: $11.3 million20222023: $5.4 million2024: $7.8 million2025: $48.2 million20252026: $5.2 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 1995 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.