UniversitiesConnecticutFiscal year 2025
Federal funding for universities in Connecticut
13 universities and colleges in Connecticut received $1.3 billion in federal awards in FY2025. Yale University received the most ($795.7 million).
The largest recipients in Connecticut
Federal awards, FY2025.
| Yale University CT | $796M |
| University of Connecticut (Storrs) CT | $129M |
| Post University CT | $94M |
| Community-Technical College CT | $87M |
| University of Connecticut Health Center CT | $60M |
| University of Connecticut (Storrs Mansfield) CT | $58M |
| Central Connecticut State University CT | $25M |
| University of New Haven CT | $14M |
| Sacred Heart University CT | $12M |
| University of Hartford CT | $11M |
Source: USAspending.gov, awards to each institution's registered UEIs.
All 13 institutions
13 institutions
| # | Institution | Location | FY2025 total | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | $795.7M | $766.9M |
| 2 | University of Connecticut (Storrs) | Storrs, CT | $129.1M | $125.5M |
| 3 | Post University | Waterbury, CT | $94.1M | $0 |
| 4 | Community-Technical College | Hartford, CT | $86.6M | $0 |
| 5 | University of Connecticut Health Center | Farmington, CT | $59.9M | $59.9M |
| 6 | University of Connecticut (Storrs Mansfield) | Storrs Mansfield, CT | $57.7M | $0 |
| 7 | Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, CT | $24.5M | $1.9M |
| 8 | University of New Haven | West Haven, CT | $14.2M | $2.5M |
| 9 | Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $11.6M | $1.4M |
| 10 | University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $11.2M | $794,467 |
| 11 | Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | $10.8M | $838,977 |
| 12 | Western Connecticut State University Alumni Association | Danbury, CT | $9.9M | $543,126 |
| 13 | Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $9.1M | $4.4M |
All federal money to Connecticut
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by recipient, 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.