University profileCharleston, SCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does College of Charleston get?
College of Charleston received $19.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 575th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $19.4 million to College of Charleston (Charleston, SC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 575th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of College of Charleston.
| Jc Calhoun State Community College #572 · AL | $20M |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe #573 · LA | $19M |
| Loma Linda University #574 · CA | $19M |
| College of Charleston #575 · SC | $19M |
| University of Northern Colorado #576 · CO | $19M |
| William Rainey Harper College #577 · IL | $19M |
| California State University Channel Islands #578 · CA | $19M |
What the money is
That is up 4.4% from FY2024 ($18.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 376.5%. The largest share came as direct payments ($15.5 million, 79.8%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($16.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($15.0 million); Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects ($1.3 million); Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) ($1.1 million). It ranks 575th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (UEI SWV9EK5S9BX5). 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
College of Charleston: $19M in FY2025, up 376% 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 | $3.4M | $0 | $0 | $41,498 | $3.5M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $4.0M | $0 | $0 | $22,420 | $4.1M |
| FY2020 | -$11,458 | $11.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11.3M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $37.0M | $0 | $0 | $79,000 | $37.0M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $3.8M | $5.4M | $0 | $8,498 | $9.2M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $4.5M | $11.6M | $0 | -$1,144 | $16.0M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $4.8M | $13.8M | $0 | -$3,910 | $18.6M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $3.9M | $15.5M | $0 | $55,000 | $19.4M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $4.2M | $14.7M | $0 | $0 | $18.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to College of Charleston, 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 | $16.1 million | 83.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.4 million | 7.1% |
| Department of Commerce | $1.3 million | 6.8% |
| Department of the Interior | $356,935 | 1.8% |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | $99,237 | 0.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $72,486 | 0.4% |
| Department of Agriculture | $55,000 | 0.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $15.0 million | 77.4% |
| Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects Assistance Listing 11.469 | $1.3 million | 6.8% |
| Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) Assistance Listing 43.008 | $1.1 million | 5.5% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $632,700 | 3.3% |
| American Battlefield Protection Assistance Listing 15.926 | $356,935 | 1.8% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $329,920 | 1.7% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $322,537 | 1.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $104,523 | 0.5% |
| Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Assistance Listing 45.309 | $99,237 | 0.5% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $72,486 | 0.4% |
Other institutions in South Carolina
- Clemson University$204M
- University of South Carolina (Columbia)$182M
- Medical University of South Carolina$159M
- South Carolina State University$45M
- Greenville Technical College Public Facilities Corporation$40M
- Coastal Carolina University$22M
- Winthrop University$20M
- Benedict College$19M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does College of Charleston receive?
- $19.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does College of Charleston's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($16.1 million, 83.0%). By type, grants were $3.9 million and contracts $0.
- Did College of Charleston's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $19.4 million; FY2024: $18.6 million (+4.4%).
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) 4c77f445-f13c-00b0-8841-1cc028e4be5c-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.