University profileHanover, NHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Dartmouth College get?
Dartmouth College received $151.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 123rd of 998 institutions (top 12%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $151.2 million to Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 123rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Dartmouth College.
| Georgia State University #120 · GA | $159M |
| Harvard University (Boston) #121 · MA | $156M |
| George Mason University #122 · VA | $153M |
| Dartmouth College #123 · NH | $151M |
| Strayer University, LLC #124 · VA | $150M |
| Temple University #125 · PA | $149M |
| Wayne State University #126 · MI | $149M |
What the money is
That is up 5.9% from FY2024 ($142.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 22.7%. The largest share came as grants ($141.2 million, 93.4%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($104.3 million). Its largest programs were Biomedical Research and Research Training ($27.9 million); Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($11.4 million); Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs ($10.0 million). It ranks 123rd 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 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (UEI EB8ASJBCFER9). 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
Dartmouth College: $151M in FY2025, up 23% 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 | $984,259 | $116.6M | $0 | $0 | $56,798 | $117.6M |
| FY2019 | $3.6M | $119.6M | $0 | $0 | $31,769 | $123.2M |
| FY2020 | $2.5M | $127.1M | $0 | $0 | $27,921 | $129.7M |
| FY2021 | $2.4M | $132.6M | $666,063 | $0 | $80,000 | $135.8M |
| FY2022 | $663,965 | $122.6M | $2.3M | $0 | $0 | $125.6M |
| FY2023 | $4.5M | $128.1M | $6.8M | $0 | $22,000 | $139.5M |
| FY2024 | $4.3M | $123.7M | $14.9M | $0 | $10,957 | $142.8M |
| FY2025 | $2.6M | $141.2M | $7.1M | $0 | $248,758 | $151.2M |
| FY2026* | $4.5M | $126.0M | $7.0M | $0 | -$0 | $137.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Dartmouth College, 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 Health and Human Services | $104.3 million | 69.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $21.4 million | 14.2% |
| Department of Defense | $9.7 million | 6.4% |
| Department of Education | $7.7 million | 5.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $5.8 million | 3.8% |
| Department of Energy | $1.4 million | 0.9% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $685,915 | 0.5% |
| Department of Commerce | $156,578 | 0.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $119,951 | 0.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $69,219 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $27.9 million | 18.4% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $11.4 million | 7.5% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $10.0 million | 6.6% |
| Trans-NIH Research Support Assistance Listing 93.310 | $9.7 million | 6.4% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $7.9 million | 5.2% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $6.6 million | 4.4% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $5.8 million | 3.8% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $5.4 million | 3.5% |
| Polar Programs Assistance Listing 47.078 | $5.2 million | 3.5% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $4.8 million | 3.2% |
Other institutions in New Hampshire
- Southern New Hampshire University$409M
- University System of New Hampshire (Durham)$132M
- University System of New Hampshire (Keene)$7.6M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Dartmouth College receive?
- $151.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Dartmouth College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($104.3 million, 69.0%). By type, grants were $141.2 million and contracts $2.6 million.
- Did Dartmouth College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $151.2 million; FY2024: $142.8 million (+5.9%).
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) 7eb6683a-d796-f7f5-68c0-ca8f32275b30-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.