出典はSources: Department of Education Section 117 Database, various investigative reports 2020-202
コーネル大学やカーネギーメロン大学などは外国から多額の寄付を受けている。意外なことにカタール、サウジアラビア、アラブ首長国連邦といった中東諸国が上位に名を連ねている。だが、このデータは大きな欠陥がある。年間で25万ドル未満は報告の義務がない上に、大学によっては報告していないからだ。それらの報告されていない寄付は$13 billionと見積もられている。おそらくそれは中国からの寄付金でだろう。
トランプ政権がやろうとしているのは、その$13 billionのの解明だと思う次第。
Data Limitations
- Significant underreporting estimated at $13 billion
- Only donations ≥$250,000 annually required to be reported
- Time periods vary between sources
- Some universities may not fully comply with reporting requirements
| Rank | University | Total Foreign Donations | Primary Donor Countries | Notable Details |
| 1 | Cornell University | $1.29 - $2.0 billion | Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE | Nearly $2B from Arab nations alone |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $1.47 billion | Qatar, Middle East | $901M from Arab nations, major Qatar campus |
| 3 | Texas A&M University | $500M - $910M | Qatar, Saudi Arabia | $910M from Arab nations, Qatar campus |
| 4 | Georgetown University | $748 - $899 million | Qatar, Middle East | $899M from Arab nations, Qatar programs |
| 5 | Harvard University | $894 million | UK, Switzerland, India, China, Bangladesh | $151M from foreign governments (2020+) |
| 6 | MIT | $859 million | Various countries | Global research partnerships |
| 7 | Northwestern University | $586 - $692 million | Qatar, Middle East | $692M from Arab nations, Qatar campus |
| 8 | Yale University | $495.8 million | Various countries | Ivy League recipient |
| 9 | University of Pennsylvania | $62+ million | Various countries | 2015-2020 data only |
| 10 | New York University | $40+ million | Various countries | 2015-2020 data only |