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 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | California | 4 | N/A | 2023-2024 | ✔ |
| Salem State University | Massachusetts | 4 | N/A | 2023-2024 | ✔ |
| Western Washington University | Washington | 4 | N/A | 2023-2024 | ✔ |
| Rollins College | Florida | 3 | N/A | 2023-2024 | ✔ |
| College of Charleston | South Carolina | 2 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| College of Staten Island CUNY | New York | 2 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | New York | 2 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | Indiana | 2 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Salisbury University | Maryland | 2 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| SUNY Buffalo State | New York | 2 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| University of North Georgia | Georgia | 2 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | Wisconsin | 2 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Anderson University | South Carolina | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Appalachian State University | North Carolina | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Bentley University | Massachusetts | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | California | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| California State University-Bakersfield | California | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| California State University-Chico | California | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| California State University-Los Angeles | California | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | California | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| California State University-Stanislaus | California | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Coastal Carolina University | South Carolina | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Colorado | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Columbia College Chicago | Illinois | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | Minnesota | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| CUNY Hunter College | New York | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Dominican University | Illinois | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Connecticut | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Florida | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | Florida | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Framingham State University | Massachusetts | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Governors State University | Illinois | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Grand View University | Iowa | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Hawaii | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Indiana University-Northwest | Indiana | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Indiana University-South Bend | Indiana | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Ithaca College | New York | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Jacksonville State University | Alabama | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| John Carroll University | Ohio | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Louisiana | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Marist College | New York | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Colorado | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Montana State University Billings | Montana | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Montana Technological University | Montana | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Nebraska | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| New Jersey City University | New Jersey | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | New Mexico | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| North Park University | Illinois | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Park University | Missouri | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Roger Williams University | Rhode Island | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Saint Cloud State University | Minnesota | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Saint Martin's University | Washington | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| San Jose State University | California | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Louisiana | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Stetson University | Florida | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| SUNY at Fredonia | New York | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| SUNY Brockport | New York | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| SUNY College at Plattsburgh | New York | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Texas A & M International University | Texas | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas | Texas | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| The College of New Jersey | New Jersey | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus | Puerto Rico | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| University of Northern Iowa | Iowa | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| University of Portland | Oregon | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | Washington | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | Wisconsin | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Wisconsin | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Utah Valley University | Utah | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Virginia State University | Virginia | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Washburn University | Kansas | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Weber State University | Utah | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Western Oregon University | Oregon | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | New Jersey | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 | |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | Louisiana | 1 | N/A | 2023-2024 |