University profileThousand Oaks, CAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does California Lutheran University get?
California Lutheran University received $8.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 923rd of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $8.8 million to California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, CA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 923rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of California Lutheran University.
| Winona State University #920 · MN | $8.8M |
| Eastern Oregon University #921 · OR | $8.8M |
| Southern Oregon University #922 · OR | $8.8M |
| California Lutheran University #923 · CA | $8.8M |
| Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College #924 · OK | $8.8M |
| Campbell University #925 · NC | $8.8M |
| Montana State University Billings #926 · MT | $8.7M |
What the money is
That is down 0.3% from FY2024 ($8.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 91.5%. The largest share came as direct payments ($6.0 million, 68.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($8.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($5.0 million); TRIO Upward Bound ($1.1 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($698,699). It ranks 923rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (UEI UTQ7GBV8BLL8). 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
California Lutheran University: $8.8M in FY2025, up 92% 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 | $0 | $4.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.2M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $4.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.6M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $7.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.9M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $19.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19.0M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $4.8M | $2.2M | $0 | $0 | $7.0M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $3.0M | $5.5M | $0 | $0 | $8.4M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $2.9M | $5.9M | $0 | $0 | $8.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $2.8M | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $8.8M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $1.4M | $5.4M | $0 | $0 | $6.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to California Lutheran 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 | $8.1 million | 92.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $682,170 | 7.8% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $5.0 million | 57.2% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $1.1 million | 12.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $698,699 | 7.9% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $417,066 | 4.7% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $308,175 | 3.5% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $288,470 | 3.3% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $272,361 | 3.1% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $265,104 | 3.0% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $250,000 | 2.8% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $245,627 | 2.8% |
Other institutions in California
- California Institute of Technology$2.6B
- Stanford University$1.6B
- University of California (Oakland)$1.3B
- University of California, San Diego$1.1B
- University of California, San Francisco$934M
- University of California, Los Angeles$832M
- University of Southern California$549M
- University of California, Davis$532M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does California Lutheran University receive?
- $8.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does California Lutheran University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($8.1 million, 92.2%). By type, grants were $2.8 million and contracts $0.
- Did California Lutheran University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $8.8 million; FY2024: $8.8 million (-0.3%).
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) 128f5369-9c1d-7b40-f7fa-d91bfb3240be-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.