Colleges Took in $5.2 Billion From Outside the US in 2025 (1)

US colleges received more than $5.2 billion in gifts and contracts from foreign sources in 2025, with more than half of those dollars going to just four schools: Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and Harvard University.

The Education Department released the data Wednesday, touting a new website it says is aimed at bringing more transparency to foreign funding at US colleges as the Trump administration continues a broad-based campaign to reshape higher education.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the disclosures offer visibility into possible national security concerns.

“This transparency is essential not only ...