According to the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan group in Washington, D.C., the presidential candidates for next year’s election have been receiving fewer donations from academic institutions than during the 2004 election. Academic donations include those made by college administrators, faculty and other educators.

Thus far, the candidates have received a collective donation amount of around $6.2 million, compared to the $37 million in donations received by the 2004 presidential candidates.

Dem. Barack Obama has received one-third of the $6.2 million in donations, with $2.1 million. Dem. Hilary Clinton comes in second with donations totaling $1.6 million, while Rep. Mitt Romney has received $563,795. Rep. Rudolph Giuliani has been given $461,925 in donations, while Dem. John Edwards has raked in $351,261.

Harvard University, Stanford University, Columbia University, Georgetown University and the University of Chicago are the top five givers, respectively.

–Sara Elizabeth

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