University profileWorcester, MAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Clark University get?
Clark University received $8.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 956th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $8.0 million to Clark University (Worcester, MA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 956th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Clark University.
| University of Scranton #953 · PA | $8M |
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System (Hazard) #954 · KY | $8M |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville #955 · NC | $8M |
| Clark University #956 · MA | $8M |
| Oakton Community College #957 · IL | $8M |
| Western New Mexico University #958 · NM | $8M |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas #959 · TX | $7.9M |
What the money is
That is down 22.0% from FY2024 ($10.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is down 44.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($4.4 million, 54.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($4.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($3.3 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($992,671); Biological Sciences ($955,781). It ranks 956th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names TRUSTEES OF CLARK UNIVERSITY (UEI LD3WUVEUK2N5, ZH25BC2S2GM9). 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
Clark University: $8M in FY2025, down 44% 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 | $3.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.8M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $14.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14.3M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $4.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.9M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $18.4M | $0 | $0 | $41,250 | $18.4M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $5.1M | $1.3M | $0 | $0 | $6.4M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $6.7M | $3.8M | $0 | $0 | $10.5M |
| FY2024 | $247,425 | $5.5M | $4.4M | $0 | $0 | $10.2M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $3.6M | $4.4M | $0 | $0 | $8.0M |
| FY2026* | $123,825 | $27.9M | $4.2M | $0 | -$0 | $32.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Clark 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 | $4.4 million | 54.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $3.5 million | 44.5% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $207,485 | 2.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | -$17,109 | -0.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | -$65,385 | -0.8% |
| Department of Labor | -$78,022 | -1.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $3.3 million | 41.8% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $992,671 | 12.4% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $955,781 | 12.0% |
| Polar Programs Assistance Listing 47.078 | $772,460 | 9.7% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $703,031 | 8.8% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $592,435 | 7.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $453,343 | 5.7% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $207,485 | 2.6% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $123,849 | 1.6% |
| International Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.079 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lexington)$1.4B
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge)$443M
- Boston University$420M
- University of Massachusetts Medical School$276M
- Harvard University (Cambridge)$254M
- University of Massachusetts (Amherst)$165M
- Harvard University (Boston)$156M
- Northeastern University$149M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Clark University receive?
- $8.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Clark University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($4.4 million, 54.9%). By type, grants were $3.6 million and contracts $0.
- Did Clark University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $8.0 million; FY2024: $10.2 million (-22.0%).
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) 75d0f063-d815-7fcf-d318-edf9b53047c0-C, 02f26534-463c-6d90-48a0-7061efc765c9-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.