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UniversitiesIndianaFiscal year 2025

Federal funding for universities in Indiana

17 universities and colleges in Indiana received $1.2 billion in federal awards in FY2025. Purdue University (West Lafayette) received the most ($316.0 million).

The largest recipients in Indiana

Federal awards, FY2025.

Purdue University (West Lafayette) IN$316M
Indiana University (Indianapolis) IN$293M
Indiana University (Bloomington) IN$181M
University of Notre Dame Du Lac IN$115M
Purdue University Global IN$111M
Ball State University IN$44M
Indiana Wesleyan University (marion College) IN$28M
University of Indianapolis IN$22M
Indiana State University IN$19M
Purdue University (Hammond) IN$15M

Source: USAspending.gov, awards to each institution's registered UEIs.

All 17 institutions

17 institutions
#InstitutionLocationFY2025 totalGrants
1Purdue University (West Lafayette)West Lafayette, IN$316.0M$262.6M
2Indiana University (Indianapolis)Indianapolis, IN$292.9M$241.9M
3Indiana University (Bloomington)Bloomington, IN$181.5M$127.5M
4University of Notre Dame Du LacNotre Dame, IN$115.5M$95.4M
5Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, IN$111.4M$272,364
6Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN$43.5M$4.8M
7Indiana Wesleyan University (marion College)Marion, IN$28.0M$1.2M
8University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN$21.5M$12.0M
9Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN$19.1M$819,701
10Purdue University (Hammond)Hammond, IN$15.4M$0
11Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN$14.1M$0
12University of Southern IndianaEvansville, IN$13.8M$1.7M
13Indiana University (South Bend)South Bend, IN$13.2M$0
14Vincennes UniversityVincennes, IN$12.4M$1.5M
15University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN$10.3M$6.5M
16Marian UniversityIndianapolis, IN$10.0M$2.9M
17Indiana University (Gary)Gary, IN$9.6M$0

All federal money to Indiana

Sources and notes

  1. 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.
  2. How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.