New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Foreign funding in the form of gifts and contracts to US colleges surpassed the $5.2 billion mark in 2025, with four elite institutions, including Carnegie Mellon University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and Harvard University, receiving more than half of the funding.

On Wednesday (local time), the US Education Department released data and unveiled a new website that it said is designed to boost transparency around foreign funding at US colleges. The development comes as US President Donald Trump's administration continues with its efforts to reshape higher education in the country.

In a press release shared by the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, the Secretary of Education...