University Foreign Money
United Arab Emirates
$1.99 billiondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
2,051transactions
103recipient 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
| 1 | University of Colorado Boulder | CO | $538,960,398 | 145 | 2012 to 2026 |
| 2 | New York University | NY | $206,672,442 | 138 | 2007 to 2026 |
| 3 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | TX | $152,121,074 | 4 | 2010 to 2019 |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MA | $145,222,369 | 96 | 2008 to 2026 |
| 5 | Harvard University | MA | $140,963,901 | 156 | 2005 to 2026 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $83,274,714 | 114 | 2010 to 2026 |
| 7 | Colorado School of Mines | CO | $61,362,976 | 28 | 2000 to 2022 |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University | MD | $48,552,129 | 21 | 2015 to 2026 |
| 9 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $44,395,161 | 150 | 2014 to 2026 |
| 10 | Boston University | MA | $40,312,672 | 58 | 2010 to 2026 |
| 11 | California Institute of Technology | CA | $36,000,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| 12 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | MN | $35,878,405 | 14 | 2017 to 2025 |
| 13 | Carnegie Mellon University | PA | $30,303,400 | 3 | 2015 to 2025 |
| 14 | Rochester Institute of Technology | NY | $27,429,955 | 3 | 2020 to 2021 |
| 15 | George Washington University | DC | $25,758,302 | 186 | 2005 to 2026 |
| 16 | George Mason University | VA | $23,335,034 | 43 | 2006 to 2026 |
| 17 | University of California-Berkeley | CA | $21,377,735 | 16 | 2001 to 2025 |
| 18 | New York Institute of Technology | NY | $17,852,465 | 15 | 2006 to 2019 |
| 19 | Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | $17,731,511 | 68 | 2005 to 2026 |
| 20 | Rice University | TX | $16,408,802 | 17 | 2010 to 2019 |
| 21 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | CO | $14,468,510 | 43 | 2012 to 2025 |
| 22 | Michigan State University | MI | $14,052,556 | 32 | 2010 to 2026 |
| 23 | Northeastern University | MA | $13,832,092 | 35 | 2011 to 2024 |
| 24 | Hult International Business School | MA | $12,529,824 | 2 | 2018 |
| 25 | University of Wyoming | WY | $11,426,000 | 4 | 2021 |
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 103 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.