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 |
| Oberlin College | OH | 19 | 67 | 2024-2025 |
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| Amherst College | MA | 16 | 53 | 2024-2025 |
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| Barnard College | NY | 16 | 76 | 2024-2025 |
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| Pomona College | CA | 16 | 53 | 2024-2025 |
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| Bowdoin College | ME | 15 | 37 | 2024-2025 |
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| Washington and Lee University | VA | 12 | 51 | 2024-2025 |
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| Pitzer College | CA | 11 | 71 | 2024-2025 |
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| Smith College | MA | 10 | 29 | 2024-2025 |
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| Williams College | MA | 10 | 36 | 2024-2025 |
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| Colgate University | NY | 9 | 30 | 2024-2025 |
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| College of the Holy Cross | MA | 9 | 44 | 2024-2025 |
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| Davidson College | NC | 9 | 29 | 2024-2025 |
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| Middlebury College | VT | 9 | 30 | 2024-2025 |
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| Carleton College | MN | 8 | 34 | 2024-2025 |
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| Claremont McKenna College | CA | 7 | 33 | 2024-2025 |
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| Hamilton College | NY | 7 | 36 | 2024-2025 |
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| Scripps College | CA | 7 | 34 | 2024-2025 |
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| Wellesley College | MA | 7 | 38 | 2024-2025 |
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| Wesleyan University | CT | 7 | 32 | 2024-2025 |
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| Bryn Mawr College | PA | 6 | 29 | 2024-2025 |
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| Lafayette College | PA | 6 | 15 | 2024-2025 |
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| Macalester College | MN | 6 | 23 | 2024-2025 |
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| Occidental College | CA | 6 | 31 | 2024-2025 |
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| University of Richmond | VA | 6 | 22 | 2024-2025 |
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| Bates College | ME | 5 | 46 | 2024-2025 |
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| Haverford College | PA | 5 | 29 | 2024-2025 |
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| Rhodes College | TN | 5 | 16 | 2024-2025 |
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| St. Olaf College | MN | 5 | 15 | 2024-2025 |
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| Colorado College | CO | 4 | 26 | 2024-2025 |
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| Dickinson College | PA | 4 | 21 | 2024-2025 |
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| Kalamazoo College | MI | 4 | 30 | 2024-2025 |
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| Kenyon College | OH | 4 | 24 | 2024-2025 |
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| Lawrence University | WI | 4 | 11 | 2024-2025 |
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| Reed College | OR | 4 | 22 | 2024-2025 |
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| Sewanee: The University of the South | TN | 4 | 11 | 2024-2025 |
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| Swarthmore College | PA | 4 | 38 | 2024-2025 |
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| United States Military Academy at West Point | NY | 4 | 22 | 2024-2025 |
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| Centre College | KY | 3 | 6 | 2024-2025 | |
| Denison University | OH | 3 | 18 | 2024-2025 | |
| Earlham College | IN | 3 | 7 | 2024-2025 | |
| Gettysburg College | PA | 3 | 7 | 2024-2025 | |
| Grinnell College | IA | 3 | 13 | 2024-2025 | |
| High Point University | NC | 3 | 14 | 2024-2025 | |
| Mount Holyoke College | MA | 3 | 19 | 2024-2025 | |
| Saint Michael's College | VT | 3 | 11 | 2024-2025 | |
| University of Puget Sound | WA | 3 | 10 | 2024-2025 | |
| Vassar College | NY | 3 | 23 | 2024-2025 | |
| Westmont College | CA | 3 | 6 | 2024-2025 | |
| Willamette University | OR | 3 | 4 | 2024-2025 | |
| Bard College | NY | 2 | 32 | 2024-2025 | |
| Bucknell University | PA | 2 | 8 | 2024-2025 | |
| Colby College | ME | 2 | 18 | 2024-2025 | |
| College of Saint Benedict | MN | 2 | 6 | 2024-2025 | |
| Franklin and Marshall College | PA | 2 | 30 | 2024-2025 | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | MN | 2 | 10 | 2024-2025 | |
| Hope College | MI | 2 | 9 | 2024-2025 | |
| Luther College | IA | 2 | 5 | 2024-2025 | |
| New College of Florida | FL | 2 | 6 | 2024-2025 | |
| Skidmore College | NY | 2 | 15 | 2024-2025 | |
| Southwestern University | TX | 2 | 5 | 2024-2025 | |
| St Lawrence University | NY | 2 | 6 | 2024-2025 | |
| The College of Wooster | OH | 2 | 9 | 2024-2025 | |
| Trinity College | CT | 2 | 15 | 2024-2025 | |
| Union College | NY | 2 | 12 | 2024-2025 | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | MA | 2 | 11 | 2024-2025 | |
| Whitman College | WA | 2 | 11 | 2024-2025 | |
| Agnes Scott College | GA | 1 | 2 | 2024-2025 | |
| Albion College | MI | 1 | 4 | 2024-2025 | |
| Alma College | MI | 1 | 2 | 2024-2025 | |
| Beloit College | WI | 1 | 10 | 2024-2025 | |
| Berea College | KY | 1 | 2 | 2024-2025 | |
| Coe College | IA | 1 | 5 | 2024-2025 | |
| Concordia College at Moorhead | MN | 1 | 2 | 2024-2025 | |
| Connecticut College | CT | 1 | 12 | 2024-2025 | |
| Cornell College | IA | 1 | 5 | 2024-2025 | |
| Emmanuel College | MA | 1 | 9 | 2024-2025 | |
| Furman University | SC | 1 | 4 | 2024-2025 | |
| Georgetown College | KY | 1 | 5 | 2024-2025 | |
| Hampshire College | MA | 1 | 1 | 2024-2025 | |
| Hanover College | IN | 1 | 5 | 2024-2025 | |
| Hendrix College | AR | 1 | 6 | 2024-2025 | |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | NY | 1 | 11 | 2024-2025 | |
| Hollins University | VA | 1 | 5 | 2024-2025 | |
| Juniata College | PA | 1 | 12 | 2024-2025 | |
| Lewis & Clark College | OR | 1 | 14 | 2024-2025 | |
| Linfield University | OR | 1 | 6 | 2024-2025 | |
| Lycoming College | PA | 1 | 1 | 2024-2025 | |
| Meredith College | NC | 1 | 2 | 2024-2025 | |
| Millsaps College | MS | 1 | 2 | 2024-2025 | |
| Muhlenberg College | PA | 1 | 3 | 2024-2025 | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | OH | 1 | 2 | 2024-2025 | |
| Sarah Lawrence College | NY | 1 | 3 | 2024-2025 | |
| Spelman College | GA | 1 | 7 | 2024-2025 | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | MD | 1 | 4 | 2024-2025 | |
| Susquehanna University | PA | 1 | 2 | 2024-2025 | |
| Trinity University | TX | 1 | 7 | 2024-2025 | |
| United States Air Force Academy | CO | 1 | 4 | 2024-2025 | |
| University of Maine at Farmington | ME | 1 | 1 | 2024-2025 | |
| Ursinus College | PA | 1 | 4 | 2024-2025 | |
| Wabash College | IN | 1 | 9 | 2024-2025 |