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 12 N/A 2023-2024
University of Florida Florida 11 N/A 2023-2024
University of Colorado Boulder Colorado 10 N/A 2023-2024
University of Southern California California 9 N/A 2023-2024
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Arizona 8 N/A 2023-2024
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Colorado 8 N/A 2023-2024
Florida International University Florida 8 N/A 2023-2024
Purdue University-Main Campus Indiana 8 N/A 2023-2024
University of South Florida Florida 8 N/A 2023-2024
George Washington University District of Columbia 7 N/A 2023-2024
Michigan State University Michigan 7 N/A 2023-2024
North Carolina State University at Raleigh North Carolina 7 N/A 2023-2024
SUNY at Albany New York 7 N/A 2023-2024
University of California-Riverside California 7 N/A 2023-2024
University of Maryland-College Park Maryland 7 N/A 2023-2024
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Massachusetts 7 N/A 2023-2024
Texas Tech University Texas 6 N/A 2023-2024
The University of Alabama Alabama 6 N/A 2023-2024
University of California-Los Angeles California 6 N/A 2023-2024
Brigham Young University Utah 5 N/A 2023-2024
Columbia University in the City of New York New York 5 N/A 2023-2024
Duke University North Carolina 5 N/A 2023-2024
Florida State University Florida 5 N/A 2023-2024
Ohio State University-Main Campus Ohio 5 N/A 2023-2024
Portland State University Oregon 5 N/A 2023-2024
The University of Texas at Austin Texas 5 N/A 2023-2024
University of Arizona Arizona 5 N/A 2023-2024
University of California-San Diego California 5 N/A 2023-2024
University of South Carolina-Columbia South Carolina 5 N/A 2023-2024
University of Vermont Vermont 5 N/A 2023-2024
Boston University Massachusetts 4 N/A 2023-2024
Colorado School of Mines Colorado 4 N/A 2023-2024
Emory University Georgia 4 N/A 2023-2024
George Mason University Virginia 4 N/A 2023-2024
Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana 4 N/A 2023-2024
Ohio University-Main Campus Ohio 4 N/A 2023-2024
Pace University New York 4 N/A 2023-2024
Texas A & M University-College Station Texas 4 N/A 2023-2024
University of Central Florida Florida 4 N/A 2023-2024
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois 4 N/A 2023-2024
University of Kansas Kansas 4 N/A 2023-2024
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minnesota 4 N/A 2023-2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina 4 N/A 2023-2024
University of Notre Dame Indiana 4 N/A 2023-2024
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pennsylvania 4 N/A 2023-2024
University of Virginia-Main Campus Virginia 4 N/A 2023-2024
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Washington 4 N/A 2023-2024
Wayne State University Michigan 4 N/A 2023-2024
Yale University Connecticut 4 N/A 2023-2024
American University District of Columbia 3 N/A 2023-2024
Brown University Rhode Island 3 N/A 2023-2024
Dartmouth College New Hampshire 3 N/A 2023-2024
Drexel University Pennsylvania 3 N/A 2023-2024
Florida Atlantic University Florida 3 N/A 2023-2024
Georgia State University Georgia 3 N/A 2023-2024
Idaho State University Idaho 3 N/A 2023-2024
Iowa State University Iowa 3 N/A 2023-2024
Loyola Marymount University California 3 N/A 2023-2024
New York University New York 3 N/A 2023-2024
Northwestern University Illinois 3 N/A 2023-2024
Oregon State University Oregon 3 N/A 2023-2024
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Jersey 3 N/A 2023-2024
Seton Hall University New Jersey 3 N/A 2023-2024
Stanford University California 3 N/A 2023-2024
The University of Texas at Dallas Texas 3 N/A 2023-2024
The University of Texas at El Paso Texas 3 N/A 2023-2024
University at Buffalo New York 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Colorado 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Denver Colorado 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Illinois Chicago Illinois 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Massachusetts 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Miami Florida 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Mississippi Mississippi 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Missouri-Kansas City Missouri 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Nevada-Reno Nevada 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of North Texas Texas 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Oklahoma 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Oregon Oregon 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of South Alabama Alabama 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Utah Utah 3 N/A 2023-2024
University of Wyoming Wyoming 3 N/A 2023-2024
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia 3 N/A 2023-2024
Western Michigan University Michigan 3 N/A 2023-2024
Adelphi University New York 2 N/A 2023-2024
California State University-Long Beach California 2 N/A 2023-2024
Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania 2 N/A 2023-2024
Clemson University South Carolina 2 N/A 2023-2024
Cornell University New York 2 N/A 2023-2024
Fairfield University Connecticut 2 N/A 2023-2024
Fordham University New York 2 N/A 2023-2024
Harvard University Massachusetts 2 N/A 2023-2024
James Madison University Virginia 2 N/A 2023-2024
Lehigh University Pennsylvania 2 N/A 2023-2024
Louisiana Tech University Louisiana 2 N/A 2023-2024
New Mexico State University-Main Campus New Mexico 2 N/A 2023-2024
North Dakota State University-Main Campus North Dakota 2 N/A 2023-2024
Northeastern University Massachusetts 2 N/A 2023-2024