University profilePhiladelphia, PAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Drexel University get?
Drexel University received $105.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 167th of 998 institutions (top 17%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $105.3 million to Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 167th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Drexel University.
| Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station #164 · TX | $109M |
| University of Texas at Dallas #165 · TX | $109M |
| University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) #166 · OK | $108M |
| Drexel University #167 · PA | $105M |
| Northern Arizona University #168 · AZ | $103M |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County #169 · MD | $103M |
| Prairie View A&M University #170 · TX | $101M |
What the money is
That is down 15.8% from FY2024 ($125.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 58.2%. The largest share came as grants ($70.2 million, 66.7%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($56.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($26.3 million); Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs ($7.4 million); Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($5.6 million). It ranks 167th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names DREXEL UNIVERSITY (UEI XF3XM9642N96). 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
Drexel University: $105M in FY2025, up 58% 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 | $2.0M | $71.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $73.8M |
| FY2019 | $817,474 | $65.7M | $0 | $0 | $23,060 | $66.5M |
| FY2020 | $181,674 | $105.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $105.2M |
| FY2021 | $772,659 | $148.9M | $0 | $0 | -$784 | $149.7M |
| FY2022 | $1.4M | $94.8M | $8.1M | $0 | $0 | $104.4M |
| FY2023 | $940,316 | $99.9M | $24.6M | $0 | $0 | $125.4M |
| FY2024 | $1.6M | $97.6M | $25.9M | $0 | $0 | $125.0M |
| FY2025 | $858,351 | $70.2M | $34.2M | $0 | $15,000 | $105.3M |
| FY2026* | $859,572 | $61.8M | $22.0M | $0 | $0 | $84.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Drexel 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 Health and Human Services | $56.0 million | 53.2% |
| Department of Education | $33.5 million | 31.9% |
| Department of Defense | $9.7 million | 9.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $3.8 million | 3.6% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.1 million | 1.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $410,000 | 0.4% |
| Department of Energy | $320,000 | 0.3% |
| National Endowment for the Arts | $299,765 | 0.3% |
| Department of Commerce | $57,289 | 0.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $14,873 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $26.3 million | 25.0% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $7.4 million | 7.0% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $5.6 million | 5.3% |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.865 | $5.4 million | 5.1% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $4.7 million | 4.5% |
| Basic Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.431 | $4.5 million | 4.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $4.3 million | 4.1% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $4.1 million | 3.9% |
| Military Medical Research and Development Assistance Listing 12.420 | $3.8 million | 3.6% |
| Nursing Research Assistance Listing 93.361 | $3.7 million | 3.5% |
Other institutions in Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania$889M
- University of Pittsburgh$817M
- Pennsylvania State University (University Park)$659M
- Carnegie-Mellon University$334M
- Temple University$149M
- Pennsylvania State University (State College)$121M
- Pennsylvania State University (Hershey)$96M
- Thomas Jefferson University$90M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Drexel University receive?
- $105.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Drexel University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($56.0 million, 53.2%). By type, grants were $70.2 million and contracts $858,351.
- Did Drexel University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $105.3 million; FY2024: $125.0 million (-15.8%).
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) 867850a1-1693-4b2a-3ff5-034554d322e1-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.