University profileSacramento, CAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does California State University Sacramento get?
California State University Sacramento received $99.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 177th of 998 institutions (top 18%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $99.0 million to California State University Sacramento (Sacramento, CA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 177th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of California State University Sacramento.
| Brigham Young University #174 · UT | $99M |
| Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) #175 · OK | $99M |
| Georgetown University #176 · DC | $99M |
| California State University Sacramento #177 · CA | $99M |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth #178 · TX | $99M |
| University of Kansas Center for Research #179 · KS | $98M |
| Morgan State University #180 · MD | $97M |
What the money is
That is up 7.6% from FY2024 ($92.0 million). The largest share came as direct payments ($98.9 million, 99.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($98.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($95.3 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($1.9 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($1.4 million). It ranks 177th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO (UEI K8JLGZSDVS89). 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 State University Sacramento: $99M 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 | $11,230 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,230 |
| FY2019 | $0 | -$361,215 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$361,215 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $38.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $38.4M |
| FY2021 | -$26,479 | $175.4M | $0 | $0 | $295,000 | $175.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $0 | $40.1M | $0 | $136,760 | $40.2M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $2.7M | $78.2M | $0 | $252,611 | $81.1M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $53,000 | $91.9M | $0 | $70,000 | $92.0M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $53,000 | $98.9M | $0 | $0 | $99.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $52,910 | $97.8M | $0 | $0 | $97.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to California State University Sacramento, 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 | $98.9 million | 99.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $53,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $95.3 million | 96.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.9 million | 2.0% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $1.4 million | 1.4% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $239,226 | 0.2% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $53,000 | 0.1% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program Assistance Listing 11.028 | $0 | 0.0% |
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 State University Sacramento receive?
- $99.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does California State University Sacramento's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($98.9 million, 99.9%). By type, grants were $53,000 and contracts $0.
- Did California State University Sacramento's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $99.0 million; FY2024: $92.0 million (+7.6%).
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) 685ac1e1-c8ff-d779-4686-8f143146612b-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.