University profilePhoenix, AZFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Grand Canyon University get?
Grand Canyon University received $367.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 51st of 998 institutions (top 5%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $367.9 million to Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 51st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Grand Canyon University.
| University of Alabama at Birmingham #48 · AL | $398M |
| University of Phoenix #49 · AZ | $391M |
| Oregon Health & Science University #50 · OR | $371M |
| Grand Canyon University #51 · AZ | $368M |
| Baylor College of Medicine #52 · TX | $355M |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center #53 · TX | $351M |
| Cornell University #54 · NY | $351M |
What the money is
That is up 25.9% from FY2024 ($292.3 million). The largest share came as direct payments ($365.2 million, 99.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($366.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($345.3 million); Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) ($10.9 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($6.0 million). It ranks 51st of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (UEI LVUGTE1MRAT8). 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
Grand Canyon University: $368M 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 | -$805 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$805 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $22.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22.4M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $28.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28.9M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $0 | $106.3M | $0 | $0 | $106.3M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $748,773 | $235.4M | $0 | $0 | $236.1M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $144,960 | $292.1M | $0 | $0 | $292.3M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $2.7M | $365.2M | $0 | $0 | $367.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | -$11,246 | $364.6M | $0 | $0 | $364.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Grand Canyon 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 | $366.5 million | 99.6% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $1.3 million | 0.3% |
| Department of Defense | $132,653 | 0.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $345.3 million | 93.9% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $10.9 million | 3.0% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $6.0 million | 1.6% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $3.0 million | 0.8% |
| Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Assistance Listing 97.132 | $1.3 million | 0.3% |
| American History and Civics Education Assistance Listing 84.422 | $1.3 million | 0.3% |
| Information Security Grants Assistance Listing 12.902 | $132,653 | 0.0% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Arizona
- University of Arizona$465M
- University of Phoenix$391M
- Arizona State University (Tempe)$319M
- Arizona State University (Scottsdale)$265M
- Northern Arizona University$103M
- American Intercontinental University System (Chandler)$69M
- University of Arizona Global Campus$62M
- Pima County Community College District$37M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Grand Canyon University receive?
- $367.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Grand Canyon University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($366.5 million, 99.6%). By type, grants were $2.7 million and contracts $0.
- Did Grand Canyon University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $367.9 million; FY2024: $292.3 million (+25.9%).
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) 4407f108-6099-f7f4-16e1-f33e2c7c7954-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.