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.


  • 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

  • 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
The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania 17 N/A 2022-2023
University of Arizona Arizona 17 N/A 2022-2023
Brigham Young University Utah 9 N/A 2022-2023
Michigan State University Michigan 9 N/A 2022-2023
Oregon State University Oregon 9 N/A 2022-2023
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois 8 N/A 2022-2023
University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin 8 N/A 2022-2023
Harvard University Massachusetts 7 N/A 2022-2023
Iowa State University Iowa 7 N/A 2022-2023
Ohio State University-Main Campus Ohio 7 N/A 2022-2023
Texas A & M University-College Station Texas 7 N/A 2022-2023
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan 7 N/A 2022-2023
University of Vermont Vermont 7 N/A 2022-2023
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Arizona 6 N/A 2022-2023
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Colorado 6 N/A 2022-2023
Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana 6 N/A 2022-2023
Purdue University-Main Campus Indiana 6 N/A 2022-2023
University of Oregon Oregon 6 N/A 2022-2023
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Washington 6 N/A 2022-2023
Florida Atlantic University Florida 5 N/A 2022-2023
George Washington University District of Columbia 5 N/A 2022-2023
Grand Valley State University Michigan 5 N/A 2022-2023
Miami University-Oxford Ohio 5 N/A 2022-2023
Temple University Pennsylvania 5 N/A 2022-2023
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tennessee 5 N/A 2022-2023
University of California-Davis California 5 N/A 2022-2023
University of Colorado Boulder Colorado 5 N/A 2022-2023
University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri 5 N/A 2022-2023
University of New Mexico-Main Campus New Mexico 5 N/A 2022-2023
Colorado School of Mines Colorado 4 N/A 2022-2023
Florida International University Florida 4 N/A 2022-2023
George Mason University Virginia 4 N/A 2022-2023
Kansas State University Kansas 4 N/A 2022-2023
North Carolina State University at Raleigh North Carolina 4 N/A 2022-2023
Northeastern University Massachusetts 4 N/A 2022-2023
Old Dominion University Virginia 4 N/A 2022-2023
Rochester Institute of Technology New York 4 N/A 2022-2023
Stanford University California 4 N/A 2022-2023
Syracuse University New York 4 N/A 2022-2023
Texas Tech University Texas 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of California-Irvine California 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of California-Riverside California 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of California-Santa Barbara California 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of Chicago Illinois 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of Connecticut Connecticut 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of Georgia Georgia 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of Houston Texas 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of Kansas Kansas 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of Maryland-College Park Maryland 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of Miami Florida 4 N/A 2022-2023
University of Mississippi Mississippi 4 N/A 2022-2023
Washington State University Washington 4 N/A 2022-2023
Western Michigan University Michigan 4 N/A 2022-2023
American University District of Columbia 3 N/A 2022-2023
Boston University Massachusetts 3 N/A 2022-2023
California State University-Fresno California 3 N/A 2022-2023
Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania 3 N/A 2022-2023
Clemson University South Carolina 3 N/A 2022-2023
Columbia University in the City of New York New York 3 N/A 2022-2023
Florida State University Florida 3 N/A 2022-2023
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Georgia 3 N/A 2022-2023
Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois 3 N/A 2022-2023
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indiana 3 N/A 2022-2023
Jackson State University Mississippi 3 N/A 2022-2023
San Diego State University California 3 N/A 2022-2023
Seton Hall University New Jersey 3 N/A 2022-2023
The University of Montana Montana 3 N/A 2022-2023
The University of Texas at Austin Texas 3 N/A 2022-2023
The University of Texas at San Antonio Texas 3 N/A 2022-2023
Tufts University Massachusetts 3 N/A 2022-2023
University at Buffalo New York 3 N/A 2022-2023
University of Central Florida Florida 3 N/A 2022-2023
University of Florida Florida 3 N/A 2022-2023
University of Iowa Iowa 3 N/A 2022-2023
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Maryland 3 N/A 2022-2023
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minnesota 3 N/A 2022-2023
University of North Carolina at Charlotte North Carolina 3 N/A 2022-2023
University of Northern Colorado Colorado 3 N/A 2022-2023
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Oklahoma 3 N/A 2022-2023
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pennsylvania 3 N/A 2022-2023
University of Southern California California 3 N/A 2022-2023
Azusa Pacific University California 2 N/A 2022-2023
Baylor University Texas 2 N/A 2022-2023
Binghamton University New York 2 N/A 2022-2023
Boston College Massachusetts 2 N/A 2022-2023
Bradley University Illinois 2 N/A 2022-2023
Brown University Rhode Island 2 N/A 2022-2023
Clark University Massachusetts 2 N/A 2022-2023
Duke University North Carolina 2 N/A 2022-2023
Duquesne University Pennsylvania 2 N/A 2022-2023
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Florida 2 N/A 2022-2023
Georgia State University Georgia 2 N/A 2022-2023
Idaho State University Idaho 2 N/A 2022-2023
Johns Hopkins University Maryland 2 N/A 2022-2023
Kent State University at Kent Ohio 2 N/A 2022-2023
Marquette University Wisconsin 2 N/A 2022-2023
Mercer University Georgia 2 N/A 2022-2023
Middle Tennessee State University Tennessee 2 N/A 2022-2023
Montana State University Montana 2 N/A 2022-2023