FIRST ON FOX: One Ivy League institution has taken in more money from foreign countries, including China, than any other university in the country.The U.S.Department of Education has, for years, compiled a list of federally funded universities that have taken in funding from abroad.
The Trump administration sought to revamp the agency’s online reporting portal, and, in doing so, it has shown that one institution, Harvard University, has scored more foreign funding than any other college in the country.Harvard is in the crosshairs of Sen.Tom Cotton, R-Ark., for its ties to China and other foreign nations because of the reams of outside cash the university has taken in.
And the Senate Republican, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, wants Education Secretary Linda McMahon to open an investigation into China’s cash flow into higher education.REPUBLICANS TARGET TRUMP'S CRYPTO EMPIRE WITH NEW PLAN, DEMS SAY IT FALLS SHORTSens.John Barrasso of Wyoming, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and James Lankford of Oklahoma attend a news conference following Senate Republican policy luncheons at the U.S.
Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2026.(Bloomberg via Getty Images)"I remain concerned that millions in additional transactions with sanctioned Chinese entities may not have been reported," Cotton wrote.
"Therefore, I encourage additional scrutiny of financial ties between American universities and Communist China."Harvard did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Cotton noted that since the portal was relaunched in January, reporting data has shown that federally funded universities accepted more than $6.8 billion from "Communist China — including more than $300 million from sanctioned entities.""Harvard, for instance, has received more than $630 million from Chinese entities," Cotton wrote."This includes roughly $418,000 from organizations participating in foreign talent programs and nearly $420,000 from entiti...