Here’s how much American academia spent lobbying the federal government

Benjamin Zeisloft:

American academia spent more than $80 million lobbying the federal government in 2020.

According to data compiled by Open Secrets, lobbying dollars spent on education totaled $80,121,878 last year.

The top ten universities for lobbying were as follows:

University of California ($1,050,000)

University of Pittsburgh ($890,000)

Johns Hopkins University ($800,000)

University of Washington ($790,000)

University of Florida ($738,780)

Colorado State University ($710,000)

University of Colorado ($707,631)

Texas A&M University ($700,000)

Nova Southeastern University ($640,000)

California State University ($633,000)


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