Fulbright Top Producing Institutions

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has recognized 130 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 2024-2025 academic year.

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2024-2025 Top Producers Demonstrate the Impact of Fulbright Across U.S. Higher Education

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Fulbright Top Producing Institutions are grouped by Carnegie Classification, 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: California State University-Channel Islands (California), College of Charleston (South Carolina), Western Washington University (Washington)
  • Baccalaureate: College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts)*
  • Associates: Miami Dade College (Florida), Northern Virginia Community College (Virginia)
  • Special Focus: The Jewish Theological Seminary (New York), Pratt Institute (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: Brown University (Rhode Island)
  • Master’s: University of North Georgia (Georgia)
  • Baccalaureate: Oberlin College (Ohio)*
  • Special Focus: Pratt Institute (New York)*

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

  • Florida Polytechnic University (Florida)
  • George Mason University (Virginia)
  • Southern Connecticut State University (Connecticut)
  • The University of Tampa (Florida)
  • Jewish Theological Seminary of America (New York)

New Top Producers for Fulbright U.S. Students

  • Brandeis University (Massachusetts)
  • Coastal Carolina University (South Carolina)
  • Salve Regina University (Rhode Island)

See full list of all Fulbright Top Producing Institutions.

Florida Polytechnic University’s Fulbright Partnerships Spur Academic and Economic Growth

An all-STEM public university engages with Fulbright to reach its goal of top-tier technological research through international collaboration.

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

American University (District of Columbia), Arizona State University, Barnard College (New York), Boston University (Massachusetts), Carleton College (Minnesota), College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts), Columbia University (New York), The George Washington University (District of Columbia), Oberlin College (Ohio), The Ohio State University (Ohio), The Pennsylvania State University, Pratt Institute (New York), Purdue University (Indiana), Salisbury University (Maryland), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Michigan), University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania), University of Southern California (California), University of Washington (Washington), University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin)

Fulbright Top Producing Institutions have encouraged veterans and military-affiliated students to take part in the Fulbright Program

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

Fulbright has supported participants at various stages of their military careers from TPIs such as the Delaware, UT Knoxville, Pitzer, Arizona State, and Penn.

Read about Service Members and Veterans on Fulbright