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University Foreign Money

United States

$137.9 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
437transactions
45recipient 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

1Stanford UniversityCA$21,309,621532020 to 2026
2University of South FloridaFL$12,873,021352019 to 2021
3University of DenverCO$10,589,79972017 to 2025
4University of FloridaFL$9,768,31272020 to 2025
5University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$8,671,2051482012 to 2026
6Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$8,547,404112015 to 2025
7Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$7,683,202312017 to 2025
8University of Maryland-College ParkMD$7,337,98532020 to 2023
9University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$7,281,479322010 to 2022
10Wayne State UniversityMI$4,997,295162019 to 2026
11Saint Louis UniversityMO$3,477,70182023 to 2026
12University of California-BerkeleyCA$3,216,54742016 to 2026
13Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$2,682,67832020 to 2026
14University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$2,562,68262018 to 2020
15University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$2,534,923122022 to 2025
16Southern Methodist UniversityTX$2,500,34052017 to 2018
17University of California-IrvineCA$2,299,14442018 to 2020
18University of WyomingWY$2,238,09232024 to 2025
19Hult International Business SchoolMA$2,100,00022025 to 2026
20New York UniversityNY$1,610,00042020 to 2022
21Moravian UniversityPA$1,406,58422020
22Duke University$1,310,00072026
23University of California-Los AngelesCA$1,267,09512020
24Texas Tech UniversityTX$1,178,79632020 to 2021
25University of MiamiFL$1,040,00012005

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

By Transaction Year

$0$12m$25m$38m$50m2005: $1.0 million20052006: $02007: $020072008: $130,8082009: $020092010: $55,2162011: $319,18520112012: $449,4312013: $50,00020132014: $164,5132015: $200,00020152016: $1.1 million2017: $10.8 million20172018: $6.4 million2019: $6.4 million20192020: $17.6 million2021: $10.8 million20212022: $8.5 million2023: $11.9 million20232024: $13.4 million2025: $33.3 million20252026: $15.3 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 2005 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.