University profileColumbia, SCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Benedict College get?
Benedict College received $18.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 591st of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $18.5 million to Benedict College (Columbia, SC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 591st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Benedict College.
| Quinsigamond Community College #588 · MA | $19M |
| University of Wisconsin System (Eau Claire) #589 · WI | $19M |
| Creighton University #590 · NE | $19M |
| Benedict College #591 · SC | $19M |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University #592 · NJ | $18M |
| Claflin University #593 · SC | $18M |
| Century College #594 · MN | $18M |
What the money is
That is up 19.2% from FY2024 ($15.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 270.1%. The largest share came as grants ($9.8 million, 52.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($16.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.7 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($7.2 million); Integrative Activities ($887,740). It ranks 591st of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names BENEDICT COLLEGE (UEI HSHMHVL8L7D5). 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
Benedict College: $19M in FY2025, up 270% on FY2019
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 | -$289 | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.0M |
| FY2019 | -$2,560 | $5.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.0M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $16.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16.4M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $41.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $41.9M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $6.3M | $3.4M | $0 | $0 | $9.7M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $19.2M | $7.5M | $0 | $0 | $26.7M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $6.9M | $8.6M | $0 | $0 | $15.5M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $9.8M | $8.7M | $0 | $0 | $18.5M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $7.0M | $5.3M | $0 | $0 | $12.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Benedict College, 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 | $16.6 million | 89.8% |
| National Science Foundation | $887,740 | 4.8% |
| Department of the Interior | $750,000 | 4.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $137,333 | 0.7% |
| Small Business Administration | $117,727 | 0.6% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.7 million | 41.8% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $7.2 million | 38.9% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $887,740 | 4.8% |
| Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Assistance Listing 15.932 | $750,000 | 4.1% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $708,137 | 3.8% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $691,581 | 3.7% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $287,926 | 1.6% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $137,333 | 0.7% |
| Women's Business Ownership Assistance Assistance Listing 59.043 | $117,727 | 0.6% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in South Carolina
- Clemson University$204M
- University of South Carolina (Columbia)$182M
- Medical University of South Carolina$159M
- South Carolina State University$45M
- Greenville Technical College Public Facilities Corporation$40M
- Coastal Carolina University$22M
- Winthrop University$20M
- College of Charleston$19M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Benedict College receive?
- $18.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Benedict College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($16.6 million, 89.8%). By type, grants were $9.8 million and contracts $0.
- Did Benedict College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $18.5 million; FY2024: $15.5 million (+19.2%).
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) 955e3976-a2ad-1de9-69a5-5efaf3fa3e80-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.