University profileTeaneck, NJFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Fairleigh Dickinson University get?
Fairleigh Dickinson University received $18.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 592nd of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $18.5 million to Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 592nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Fairleigh Dickinson University.
| University of Wisconsin System (Eau Claire) #589 · WI | $19M |
| Creighton University #590 · NE | $19M |
| Benedict College #591 · SC | $19M |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University #592 · NJ | $18M |
| Claflin University #593 · SC | $18M |
| Century College #594 · MN | $18M |
| Saint Leo University #595 · FL | $18M |
What the money is
That is up 4.4% from FY2024 ($17.7 million). The largest share came as direct payments ($15.5 million, 83.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($16.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($13.7 million); Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants ($1.2 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($910,754). It ranks 592nd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY (UEI KYWWQMMM1PZ4). 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
Fairleigh Dickinson University: $18M in FY2025
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 | $675,692 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $675,692 |
| FY2019 | $0 | -$106,052 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$106,052 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $6.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.6M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $30.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $420,618 | $200,355 | $0 | $0 | $620,973 |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.5M | $16.7M | $0 | $0 | $18.2M |
| FY2024 | $23,418 | $3.3M | $14.4M | $0 | $0 | $17.7M |
| FY2025 | $70,798 | $2.9M | $15.5M | $0 | $0 | $18.5M |
| FY2026* | $18,906 | $3.2M | $9.4M | $0 | $0 | $12.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Fairleigh Dickinson 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 | $16.2 million | 87.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $2.3 million | 12.2% |
| Department of Defense | $68,053 | 0.4% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $13.7 million | 74.2% |
| Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants Assistance Listing 93.732 | $1.2 million | 6.5% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $910,754 | 4.9% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $835,296 | 4.5% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $691,111 | 3.7% |
| Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program Assistance Listing 93.247 | $650,000 | 3.5% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $216,694 | 1.2% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $190,245 | 1.0% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health Assistance Listing 93.286 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in New Jersey
- Princeton University$410M
- Rutgers, the State University (New Brunswick)$275M
- Rutgers the State University of New Jersey (Newark)$242M
- Montclair State University$80M
- Stevens Institute of Technology$77M
- New Jersey Institute of Technology$68M
- Rowan University$59M
- Kean University$46M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Fairleigh Dickinson University receive?
- $18.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Fairleigh Dickinson University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($16.2 million, 87.4%). By type, grants were $2.9 million and contracts $70,798.
- Did Fairleigh Dickinson University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $18.5 million; FY2024: $17.7 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) 544f3e68-f88a-221f-677e-453283358149-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.