Education Department data shows foreign contracts, gifts to US colleges topped $5B in 2025

By: Shauneen Miranda

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 942

Last Updated: 4 days, 18 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — American colleges and universities received gifts and contracts worth more than $5.2 billion from foreign entities in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Education, which also recently published summaries of foreign investment in U.S. higher education dating back to 1986.

Qatar, the United Kingdom, China, Switzerland, Japan, Germany and Saudi Arabia marked the largest sources of reportable gifts and contracts to U.S. institutions in 2025, according to the agency, which released …

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