The Fulbright Program has recognized 114 higher education institutions from across the United States with the highest number of candidates selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student and Scholar Programs in the 2025-2026 academic year. 

Within their institutional types,** 25 institutions were Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars and 96 were Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Students. Out of these, seven institutions earned the distinction of being Top Producers of both U.S. Scholars and U.S. Students in 2025-2026. The institutions listed in both categories are indicated with an asterisk below. 


  • Agnes Scott College 
  • American University 
  • Amherst College 
  • Appalachian State University* 
  • Arizona State University  
  • Bard College 
  • Barnard College 
  • Bates College 
  • Baylor University 
  • Boise State University 
  • Boston College 
  • Boston University 
  • Bowdoin College 
  • Brown University 
  • Bryn Mawr College 
  • Carleton College 
  • Carnegie Mellon University 
  • Colgate University 
  • College of Charleston 
  • College of the Holy Cross 
  • Colorado School of Mines 
  • Columbia University  
  • Cornell University 
  • Dartmouth College 
  • Davidson College 
  • Duke University 
  • Emory University 
  • Georgetown University 
  • Georgia Institute of Technology 
  • Grinnell College 
  • Hamilton College* 
  • Harvard University 
  • Haverford College 
  • Hope College 
  • Indiana University, Bloomington 
  • Johns Hopkins University 
  • The Juilliard School  
  • Kenyon College 
  • Lafayette College 
  • Loyola University Maryland 
  • Macalester College 
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
  • Miami University 
  • Middlebury College* 
  • New York University 
  • Northwestern University 
  • Oberlin College 
  • Occidental College 
  • The Ohio State University* 
  • Pitzer College 
  • Pomona College 
  • Princeton University 
  • Reed College 
  • Rhode Island School of Design 
  • Rhodes College 
  • Rollins College 
  • Rutgers University, New Brunswick 
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
  • School of Visual Arts 
  • Scripps College 
  • Smith College 
  • St. Catherine University 
  • Stanford University 
  • SUNY Geneseo* 
  • Swarthmore College* 
  • Texas State University 
  • Tufts University 
  • Tulane University 
  • United States Air Force Academy 
  • The University of Alabama 
  • University of California, Los Angeles 
  • University of Chicago 
  • University of Georgia 
  • University of Iowa 
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 
  • University of New Hampshire-Main Campus 
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill* 
  • University of North Georgia 
  • University of Notre Dame 
  • University of Pennsylvania 
  • University of Portland 
  • University of Southern California 
  • The University of Tampa  
  • The University of Tennessee, Knoxville 
  • University of Texas at Austin 
  • University of Virginia 
  • Vassar College 
  • Villanova University 
  • Wabash College 
  • Washington and Lee University 
  • Washington University in St. Louis 
  • Wellesley College 
  • Wesleyan University 
  • Western Washington University 
  • Williams College 
  • Yale University 

  •     Appalachian State University*
  •     California State University, Los Angeles
  •     California State University, Sacramento
  •     Hamilton College*
  •     Michigan State University
  •     Michigan Technological University
  •     Middlebury College*
  •     Morgan State University
  •     The New School
  •     The Ohio State University*
  •     Oregon Health & Science University
  •     Pacific Lutheran University
  •     Purdue University
  •     SUNY Geneseo*
  •     Swarthmore College*
  •     Texas Tech University
  •     University at Buffalo
  •     University of Arizona
  •     University of California, San Francisco
  •     University of Massachusetts-Amherst
  •     University of Missouri-Columbia
  •     University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill*
  •     University of Oklahoma Health Campus
  •     University of South Florida
  •     Virginia State University

* Student and Scholar Top Producing Institution

**Top Producing Institutions are categorized based on their institutional Carnegie Classifications. For clarity and consistency, certain categories have been combined or renamed.

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 2025-2026; 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 Top Producing Institution Classification using the drop-down menus or filter by institution name to find a specific institution.

The numbers listed reflect the total number of awards offered for the 2025-2026 program year. Data prior to 2021-2022 reflect the number of awards accepted. For more information, see Top Producing Institution announcement.

Institution State Grants Applications Year Top Producer
Western Washington University WA 7 16 2025-2026
Miami University-Oxford OH 6 20 2025-2026
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH 4 20 2025-2026
University of North Georgia GA 4 23 2025-2026
Appalachian State University NC 3 15 2025-2026
Boise State University ID 3 13 2025-2026
College of Charleston SC 3 21 2025-2026
Loyola University Maryland MD 3 18 2025-2026
Rollins College FL 3 17 2025-2026
Texas State University TX 3 15 2025-2026
The University of Tampa FL 3 3 2025-2026
Eastern Michigan University MI 2 8 2025-2026
Hollins University VA 2 10 2025-2026
Ithaca College NY 2 2 2025-2026
Kennesaw State University GA 2 13 2025-2026
Salisbury University MD 2 21 2025-2026
Teachers College at Columbia University NY 2 8 2025-2026
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA 2 6 2025-2026
Western Kentucky University KY 2 17 2025-2026
Antioch University-Los Angeles CA 1 1 2025-2026
Berklee College of Music MA 1 20 2025-2026
Bridgewater State University MA 1 4 2025-2026
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA 1 10 2025-2026
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA 1 2 2025-2026
California State University-Los Angeles CA 1 1 2025-2026
California State University-Northridge CA 1 10 2025-2026
California State University-Sacramento CA 1 1 2025-2026
California State University-San Bernardino CA 1 3 2025-2026
Coastal Carolina University SC 1 10 2025-2026
College of Staten Island CUNY NY 1 1 2025-2026
Colorado Christian University CO 1 1 2025-2026
CUNY Brooklyn College NY 1 10 2025-2026
CUNY Queens College NY 1 8 2025-2026
Doane University NE 1 3 2025-2026
Dominican University IL 1 2 2025-2026
Eastern Kentucky University KY 1 2 2025-2026
Elmhurst University IL 1 1 2025-2026
Florida Gulf Coast University FL 1 7 2025-2026
Goucher College MD 1 7 2025-2026
Grand Valley State University MI 1 1 2025-2026
Illinois State University IL 1 2 2025-2026
James Madison University VA 1 18 2025-2026
John Carroll University OH 1 3 2025-2026
Metropolitan State University MN 1 2 2025-2026
Middle Tennessee State University TN 1 7 2025-2026
Mount St. Mary's University MD 1 5 2025-2026
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ 1 7 2025-2026
Rhode Island College RI 1 5 2025-2026
Salem State University MA 1 2 2025-2026
San Francisco State University CA 1 8 2025-2026
Stockton University NJ 1 2 2025-2026
SUNY Brockport NY 1 3 2025-2026
The College of New Jersey NJ 1 4 2025-2026
University of Central Missouri MO 1 4 2025-2026
University of Maine ME 1 7 2025-2026
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI 1 2 2025-2026
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN 1 3 2025-2026
University of North Alabama AL 1 7 2025-2026
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI 1 4 2025-2026
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI 1 2 2025-2026
Valparaiso University IN 1 7 2025-2026
Wayne State College NE 1 2 2025-2026
Western Carolina University NC 1 6 2025-2026
Winona State University MN 1 2 2025-2026