"An analysis of lobbying expenses among members of the Association of American Universities shows that at least $8.5 million flowed toward such efforts in the first quarter of 2026."
"The $8.5 million total only includes AAU members and is likely an undercount of total expenditures, since several of those institutions missed legal deadlines to file Q1 lobbying reports."
"Emory University started with a $380,000 push, the most of any AAU institution that reported its expenditures."
"The highest lobbying total among individual institutions, excluding systems, was a non-AAU member: the for-profit University of Phoenix, which spent $440,000 in the first quarter of 2026."
In the first quarter of 2026, major research universities spent at least $8.5 million on federal lobbying, according to an analysis of AAU members. The lobbying efforts targeted federal research funding, reimbursement rates, international student visas, financial aid, artificial intelligence, and college athletics. The total is likely an undercount due to missed filing deadlines by some institutions. Emory University led AAU members with $380,000 in lobbying expenses, while the University of Phoenix, a non-AAU member, spent the highest amount at $440,000.
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