Fulbright Top Producing Institutions

The Fulbright Program has recognized 114 higher education institutions from across the United States with the highest number of candidates selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student and Scholar Programs in the 2025-2026 academic year.

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2025-2026 Top Producers Demonstrate the Impact of Fulbright Across U.S. Higher Education

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Fulbright Top Producing Institutions are grouped by institution type and represent the range of institutions engaging with the Fulbright Program and ensuring its broad impact on American communities across the country. Those marked with * are Student and Scholar Top Producing Institutions.

The institutions with the highest number of Fulbright U.S. Scholars within their classification were:

  • Doctoral:  The Ohio State University (Ohio)*
  • Master’s: Morgan State University (Maryland)
  • Baccalaureate: Virginia State University (Virginia)
  • Special Focus (Technology, Engineering & Sciences, Medical & Health): Michigan Technological University (Michigan); Oregon Health & Science University (Oregon); University of California, San Francisco (California); University of Oklahoma Health Campus (Oklahoma)
  • Special Focus (other): The New School (New York)

Fulbright U.S. Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals who teach or conduct research in affiliation with institutes abroad.

The institutions with the highest number of Fulbright U.S. Students within their classification were:

  • Doctoral: Georgetown University (District of Columbia)
  • Master’s: Western Washington University (Washington)
  • Baccalaureate: Pitzer College (California)
  • Special Focus (Technology, Engineering & Sciences, Medical & Health): Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts)
  • Special Focus (Other): Rhode Island School of Design (Rhode Island)

Fulbright U.S. Students are recent college graduates, graduate students, and early career professionals who participate in study/research exchanges or serve as English teaching assistants in local schools abroad.

New Top Producers for Fulbright U.S. Scholars

  • Hamilton College (New York)*
  • The New School (New York)
  • Michigan Technological University (Michigan)
  • Morgan State University (Maryland)
  • Pacific Lutheran University (Washington)
  • Virginia State University (Virginia)

New Top Producers for Fulbright U.S. Students

  • Colorado School of Mines (Colorado)
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia)
  • St. Catherine University (Minnesota)
  • University of New Hampshire-Main Campus (New Hampshire)
  • The University of Tampa  (Florida)

See full list of all Fulbright Top Producing Institutions.

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Seven institutions had the distinction of being a top producer of both Fulbright U.S. Students and U.S. Scholars:

Appalachian State University (North Carolina), Hamilton College (New York), Middlebury College (Vermont), The Ohio State University (Ohio), Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania), SUNY College at Geneseo (New York), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Michigan), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina)

Fulbright U.S. Student and Scholar Alumni from Top Producing Institutions

Morgan State University professor and dean of Engineering Dr. Oscar Barton encourages engineers to “learn their craft through a cultural lens.”

Read Oscar Barton's Profile

Purdue alum and current Georgetown graduate student Benjamin Rich combined his military service with a Fulbright in South Korea to research trade and strengthen the security of the U.S. and its allies. 

Read Benjamin Rich's Profile