2024-2025
Fulbright Top Producing Institutions
The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has recognized 130 institutions across the country as Top Producers of accepted applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs for 2024-2025.
Within their Carnegie classification, 27 were Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars (only) and 84 were Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Students (only). Nineteen institutions – thirteen doctoral, one master’s, four baccalaureate, and one special focus institution – earned the distinction of being Top Producers of both U.S. Scholars and U.S. Students in 2024-2025. The 19 institutions that are listed in both categories are indicated with an asterisk.
Fulbright Student
Top Producing Institutions
- American University*
- Amherst College
- Arizona State University*
- Barnard College*
- Bates College
- Baylor University
- Boston College
- Boston University*
- Bowdoin College
- Brandeis University
- Brown University
- Bryn Mawr College
- California Institute of the Arts
- Carleton College*
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Claremont McKenna College
- Coastal Carolina University
- Colgate University
- College of the Holy Cross*
- Colorado College
- Columbia University*
- Cornell University
- Dartmouth College
- Davidson College
- Dickinson College
- Duke University
- Emory University
- Fordham University
- Georgetown University
- Hamilton College
- Harvard University
- Haverford College
- Indiana University, Bloomington
- Johns Hopkins University
- Kalamazoo College
- Kenyon College
- Lafayette College
- Lawrence University
- Macalester College
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Michigan State University
- Middlebury College
- New York University
- Northeastern University
- Northwestern University
- Oberlin College*
- Occidental College
- Pitzer College
- Pomona College
- Pratt Institute*
- Princeton University
- Purdue University*
- Reed College
- Rhodes College
- Rollins College
- Salisbury University*
- Salve Regina University
- Scripps College
- Sewanee: The University of the South
- Smith College
- St. Olaf College
- Stanford University
- SUNY Geneseo
- Swarthmore College
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- The George Washington University*
- The Ohio State University*
- The Pennsylvania State University*
- The University of Alabama
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- The University of Virginia
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- United States Military Academy at West Point
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Central Florida
- University of Chicago
- University of Georgia
- University of Houston
- University of Iowa
- University of Maryland-College Park
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of North Georgia
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Pennsylvania*
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Portland
- University of Richmond
- University of Southern California*
- University of Washington*
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- University of Wisconsin-Madison*
- Vanderbilt University
- Villanova University
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Wellesley College
- Wesleyan University
- William & Mary
- Williams College
- Yale University
Fulbright Scholar
Top Producing Institutions
- American University*
- Arizona State University*
- Barnard College*
- Boston University*
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- California State University Channel Islands
- Carleton College*
- College of Charleston
- College of the Holy Cross*
- Colorado State University
- Columbia University*
- Florida Polytechnic University
- Florida State University
- Fort Lewis College
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Furman University
- George Mason University
- Miami Dade College
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Oberlin College*
- Pratt Institute*
- Purdue University*
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick
- Salem State University
- Salisbury University*
- Southern Connecticut State University
- Texas Tech University
- The George Washington University*
- The Jewish Theological Seminary
- The Ohio State University*
- The Pennsylvania State University*
- The University of Tampa
- Trinity University
- United States Air Force Academy
- University of Delaware
- University of Florida
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor*
- University of Pennsylvania*
- University of South Florida
- University of Southern California*
- University of Washington*
- University of Wisconsin-Madison*
- Western Washington University
- Willamette University
* Student and Scholar Top Producing Institution
Fulbright Top Producing Data Table
The data table below lists all U.S. institutions that had recent alumni or faculty selected as Fulbright U.S. Scholars or Fulbright U.S. Students for 2024-2025; those recognized as Top Producing Institutions are indicated with a check in the column at right.
To view the lists by program and category, select Fulbright U.S. Student or Fulbright U.S. Scholar in the program field, and then filter by year and Carnegie Classification using the drop-down menus.
The numbers listed reflect the total number of awards offered for the 2024-2025 program year. Data prior to 2021-2022 reflect the number of awards accepted. For more information, see the Top Producing Institution announcement.
| Institution | State | Grants | Applications | Year | Top Producer |
| University of Houston-Downtown | Texas | 4 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | California | 3 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| College of Charleston | South Carolina | 3 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Ithaca College | New York | 3 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Colorado | 3 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Michigan | 3 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Appalachian State University | North Carolina | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Augsburg University | Minnesota | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Central Washington University | Washington | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Columbus State University | Georgia | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| CUNY Queens College | New York | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | New York | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Fayetteville State University | North Carolina | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Purdue University Northwest | Indiana | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Saginaw Valley State University | Michigan | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Saint Mary's College of California | California | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | New York | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | Washington | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin | 2 | N/A | 2022-2023 | ✔ |
| Alfred University | New York | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Antioch University-New England | New Hampshire | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Bushnell University | Oregon | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | California | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| California State University-Channel Islands | California | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| California State University-Los Angeles | California | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | California | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| California State University-Sacramento | California | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Champlain College | Vermont | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Coastal Carolina University | South Carolina | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Coker University | South Carolina | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| College of Staten Island CUNY | New York | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Colorado | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | New York | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Eastern Washington University | Washington | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Elizabethtown College | Pennsylvania | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Florida | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Fitchburg State University | Massachusetts | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Holy Names University | California | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Indiana University-Kokomo | Indiana | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Indiana University-South Bend | Indiana | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Marist College | New York | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Metropolitan State University | Minnesota | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | California | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Minnesota | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Muskingum University | Ohio | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Nazareth College | New York | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| New York Institute of Technology | New York | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| North Carolina Central University | North Carolina | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| North Park University | Illinois | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Otterbein University | Ohio | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Plymouth State University | New Hampshire | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Rhode Island | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Rider University | New Jersey | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Rockhurst University | Missouri | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Saint Martin's University | Washington | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Saint Peter's University | New Jersey | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Georgia | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| School of Visual Arts | New York | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University | New Hampshire | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Stetson University | Florida | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| SUNY Empire State College | New York | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| The College of New Jersey | New Jersey | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| The College of Saint Rose | New York | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Towson University | Maryland | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| University of Alaska Southeast | Alaska | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| University of Baltimore | Maryland | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| University of Maryland Global Campus | Maryland | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| University of Portland | Oregon | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| University of Redlands | California | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| University of Scranton | Pennsylvania | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| University of the District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | Washington | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | Wisconsin | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | Wisconsin | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Western Colorado University | Colorado | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Western Connecticut State University | Connecticut | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Western Washington University | Washington | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | New Jersey | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Winona State University | Minnesota | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 | |
| Youngstown State University | Ohio | 1 | N/A | 2022-2023 |