University profilePittsburgh, PAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Carnegie-Mellon University get?
Carnegie-Mellon University received $333.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 58th of 998 institutions (top 6%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $333.7 million to Carnegie-Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 58th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Carnegie-Mellon University.
| University of Rochester #55 · NY | $346M |
| University of Illinois (Chicago) #56 · IL | $338M |
| University of Houston System (Houston) #57 · TX | $337M |
| Carnegie-Mellon University #58 · PA | $334M |
| University of Miami #59 · FL | $331M |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University #60 · NY | $322M |
| Arizona State University (Tempe) #61 · AZ | $319M |
What the money is
That is down 7.2% from FY2024 ($359.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1.7%. The largest share came as grants ($155.6 million, 46.6%). The Department of Defense was the biggest funder ($171.8 million). Its largest programs were ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H) ($27.2 million); Computer and Information Science and Engineering ($27.2 million); Mathematical and Physical Sciences ($11.5 million). It ranks 58th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY (UEI G4P3TF8PFH73, U3NKNFLNQ613). 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
Carnegie-Mellon University: $334M in FY2025, up 2% 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 | $137.9M | $149.2M | $946,974 | $0 | $0 | $288.1M |
| FY2019 | $150.7M | $177.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $328.1M |
| FY2020 | $163.4M | $149.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $312.6M |
| FY2021 | $157.8M | $198.7M | $4.7M | $0 | $0 | $361.2M |
| FY2022 | $165.8M | $170.6M | $9.5M | $0 | $0 | $345.9M |
| FY2023 | $178.3M | $140.8M | $15.1M | $0 | $0 | $334.1M |
| FY2024 | $191.3M | $151.7M | $16.8M | $0 | $0 | $359.8M |
| FY2025 | $147.2M | $155.6M | $30.1M | $0 | $932,014 | $333.7M |
| FY2026* | $99.4M | $127.5M | $23.2M | $0 | $1.2M | $251.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Carnegie-Mellon 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 Defense | $171.8 million | 51.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $70.2 million | 21.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $44.3 million | 13.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $18.3 million | 5.5% |
| Department of Education | $13.9 million | 4.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $6.6 million | 2.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $3.9 million | 1.2% |
| Department of Energy | $3.7 million | 1.1% |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | $500,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of Commerce | $409,999 | 0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H) Assistance Listing 93.384 | $27.2 million | 8.2% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $27.2 million | 8.1% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $11.5 million | 3.4% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $10.8 million | 3.3% |
| Trans-NIH Research Support Assistance Listing 93.310 | $9.8 million | 2.9% |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.300 | $9.6 million | 2.9% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $9.2 million | 2.8% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $7.1 million | 2.1% |
| Basic Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.431 | $7.1 million | 2.1% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $6.7 million | 2.0% |
Other institutions in Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania$889M
- University of Pittsburgh$817M
- Pennsylvania State University (University Park)$659M
- Temple University$149M
- Pennsylvania State University (State College)$121M
- Drexel University$105M
- Pennsylvania State University (Hershey)$96M
- Thomas Jefferson University$90M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Carnegie-Mellon University receive?
- $333.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Carnegie-Mellon University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Defense ($171.8 million, 51.5%). By type, grants were $155.6 million and contracts $147.2 million.
- Did Carnegie-Mellon University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $333.7 million; FY2024: $359.8 million (-7.2%).
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) c8e3c1b2-847b-fd38-8430-6da62d956103-C, 490fb579-bf1f-3021-0f49-6127474e3a46-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.