Federal data shows $1B+ foreign funding to MI universities

(The Center Square) – More than $1 billion in foreign funding has flowed to the University of Michigan and Michigan State University over the past decade, according to newly-released federal disclosure data. The reports, released this week by the U.S. Department of Education, include updated 2025 disclosures from 555 American colleges and universities. The University of Michigan–Ann Arbor ranked 27th nationally for total foreign funding since 2015, while the University of Michigan ranked 56th and Michigan State University ranked 73rd. The release is part of a broader transparency push by the Trump administration aimed at strengthening oversight of foreign financial ties in higher education. “President Trump and Secretary [Linda] McMahon are demanding full transparency around the foreign dollars flowing into America’s colleges and universities,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston told TCS. “Exposing these foreign ties protects the integrity of academic research and safeguards our nation