6 universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. Multiple other schools have yet to respond

[Septua]

8. "Of the nine universities that the officials said were sent the letter, six have formally responded...

..by declining the offer – MIT, Penn, Brown University, USC, Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia."

Vanderbilt University and the University of Arizona have said they are reviewing the compact, with Arizona’s president saying the “proposal has generated a wide range of reactions and perspectives.” Neither of the schools have indicated if they are planning to sign on or not.

The University of Texas at Austin took a different tone than its counterparts. They didn’t say if they would sign the agreement, but they “welcome the new opportunity presented to us and we look forward to working with the Trump Administration on it.”