University profileAshland, OHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Ashland University get?
Ashland University received $18.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 604th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $18.0 million to Ashland University (Ashland, OH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 604th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Ashland University.
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District #601 · CA | $18M |
| Kentucky Community & Tech College System (Elizabethtown) #602 · KY | $18M |
| Lincoln University (PA) #603 · PA | $18M |
| Ashland University #604 · OH | $18M |
| Coppin State University #605 · MD | $18M |
| Seton Hall University #606 · NJ | $18M |
| Southwest Texas Junior College Foundation #607 · TX | $18M |
What the money is
That is up 12.1% from FY2024 ($16.1 million). The largest share came as direct payments ($16.6 million, 92.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($18.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($15.8 million); American History and Civics Education ($1.4 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($534,977). It ranks 604th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (UEI X6L3Z7TS3RE3). Money that reaches it as a subaward through another organization is not included. Separately incorporated foundations, hospitals and laboratories have their own records and are not added in. Grouping rules are explained in the methodology.
Federal awards by year
Ashland University: $18M in FY2025
Federal award obligations by fiscal year and type, FY2018–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is preliminary and still filling in.
- Insurance and other
- Loans (subsidy cost)
- Direct payments
- Grants
- Contracts
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans | Insurance and other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | $0 | $860,682 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $860,682 |
| FY2019 | $0 | -$318,305 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$318,305 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $4.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.4M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $25.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $105,997 | $5.1M | $0 | $0 | $5.2M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $723,196 | $25.7M | $0 | $0 | $26.4M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $633,862 | $15.4M | $0 | $0 | $16.1M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $1.4M | $16.6M | $0 | $0 | $18.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $14,497 | $17.6M | $0 | $0 | $17.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Ashland University, and the largest federal programs. Programs are federal Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA numbers); contracts have no listing number, so they do not appear there.
Top awarding agencies
| Agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | $18.0 million | 99.8% |
| National Endowment for the Arts | $30,000 | 0.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $15.8 million | 87.6% |
| American History and Civics Education Assistance Listing 84.422 | $1.4 million | 7.6% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $534,977 | 3.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $243,869 | 1.4% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $50,451 | 0.3% |
| Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals Assistance Listing 45.024 | $30,000 | 0.2% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) Assistance Listing 93.264 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Vision Research Assistance Listing 93.867 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Ohio
- Ohio State University$586M
- University of Dayton$262M
- Case Western Reserve University$217M
- University of Cincinnati$199M
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University$117M
- Kent State University$83M
- Ohio University$61M
- University of Toledo$52M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Ashland University receive?
- $18.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Ashland University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($18.0 million, 99.8%). By type, grants were $1.4 million and contracts $0.
- Did Ashland University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $18.0 million; FY2024: $16.1 million (+12.1%).
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by recipient ID(s) c398cc55-18b9-2200-4783-2976383e39b1-C, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.