University profileBig Rapids, MIFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Ferris State University get?
Ferris State University received $26.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 446th of 998 institutions (top 45%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $26.7 million to Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 446th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Ferris State University.
| University of Northern Iowa #443 · IA | $27M |
| Illinois Institute of Technology #444 · IL | $27M |
| University of Michigan (Dearborn) #445 · MI | $27M |
| Ferris State University #446 · MI | $27M |
| Central Washington University #447 · WA | $26M |
| Chapman University #448 · CA | $26M |
| Butte-Glenn Community College District #449 · CA | $26M |
What the money is
That is down 0.8% from FY2024 ($26.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 4259.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($24.4 million, 91.5%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($25.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($22.8 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($897,542); Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants ($600,000). It ranks 446th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI F7EQFJDU4495). 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
Ferris State University: $27M in FY2025, up 4260% 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 | $1.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.8M |
| FY2019 | $15,352 | $596,897 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $612,249 |
| FY2020 | $31,512 | $12.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.5M |
| FY2021 | $45,972 | $47.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $47.1M |
| FY2022 | $40,204 | $782,011 | $9.2M | $0 | $0 | $10.0M |
| FY2023 | $13,132 | $2.5M | $18.9M | $0 | $0 | $21.4M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $4.4M | $22.5M | $0 | $0 | $26.9M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $2.3M | $24.4M | $0 | $0 | $26.7M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $4.5M | $22.6M | $0 | $0 | $27.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Ferris State 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 | $25.8 million | 96.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $900,000 | 3.4% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $22.8 million | 85.5% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $897,542 | 3.4% |
| Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants Assistance Listing 93.732 | $600,000 | 2.2% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $596,272 | 2.2% |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School Assistance Listing 84.335 | $510,000 | 1.9% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $493,395 | 1.8% |
| Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education Assistance Listing 84.407 | $371,358 | 1.4% |
| Rural Healthcare Services Programs Assistance Listing 93.912 | $300,000 | 1.1% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $89,116 | 0.3% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Michigan
- University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)$1.1B
- Michigan State University$453M
- Wayne State University$149M
- Grand Valley State University$61M
- Michigan Technological University$61M
- Western Michigan University$47M
- Northern Michigan University$46M
- Oakland University$43M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Ferris State University receive?
- $26.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Ferris State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($25.8 million, 96.6%). By type, grants were $2.3 million and contracts $0.
- Did Ferris State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $26.7 million; FY2024: $26.9 million (-0.8%).
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) 66a0a864-8604-80ac-eb0a-3258af4c74b0-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.