University profileSan Marcos, CAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does California State University San Marcos get?
California State University San Marcos received $47.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 293rd of 998 institutions (top 29%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $47.2 million to California State University San Marcos (San Marcos, CA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 293rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of California State University San Marcos.
| University of Mississippi Medical Center #290 · MS | $48M |
| Delaware State University #291 · DE | $48M |
| Idaho State University #292 · ID | $47M |
| California State University San Marcos #293 · CA | $47M |
| Grambling State University #294 · LA | $47M |
| Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (Saint Paul) #295 · MN | $47M |
| Washington State Community College District 17 #296 · WA | $47M |
What the money is
That is up 15.7% from FY2024 ($40.8 million). The largest share came as direct payments ($47.2 million, 100.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($47.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($45.7 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($903,128); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($611,549). It ranks 293rd 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 SAN MARCOS (UEI RASVZWGK4FW3). 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 San Marcos: $47M 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 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $9.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.1M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $77.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $77.8M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $0 | $16.9M | $0 | $0 | $16.9M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $0 | $35.0M | $0 | $0 | $35.0M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $0 | $40.8M | $0 | $0 | $40.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $0 | $47.2M | $0 | $0 | $47.2M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $0 | $48.4M | $0 | $0 | $48.4M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to California State University San Marcos, 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 | $47.2 million | 100.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $45.7 million | 96.8% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $903,128 | 1.9% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $611,549 | 1.3% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $5,658 | 0.0% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $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 San Marcos receive?
- $47.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does California State University San Marcos's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($47.2 million, 100.0%). By type, grants were $0 and contracts $0.
- Did California State University San Marcos's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $47.2 million; FY2024: $40.8 million (+15.7%).
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) ef5fc2a2-7101-1fed-99f4-2f89bb15627e-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.