The funding cut is a substantial slice of the university’s budget. By comparison, the amount distributed by Harvard’s endowment for the fiscal year ending in June 2024 was $2.4 billion, which encompassed nearly 40% of the university’s total operating revenue that year.

The Trump administration froze $2.2 billion worth of federal money for Harvard University after the school said it would not cave to the White House’s orders to limit activism or political speech on campus.