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UniversitiesNew YorkFiscal year 2025

Federal funding for universities in New York

46 universities and colleges in New York received $4.5 billion in federal awards in FY2025. Columbia University in the City of New York received the most ($963.7 million).

The largest recipients in New York

Federal awards, FY2025.

Columbia University in the City of New York NY$964M
New York University NY$688M
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NY$606M
Cornell University NY$351M
University of Rochester NY$346M
Weill Medical College of Cornell University NY$322M
Albert Einstein College of Medicine NY$194M
Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Stony Brook) NY$190M
Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York) NY$83M
Fordham University NY$82M

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

All 46 institutions

46 institutions
#InstitutionLocationFY2025 totalGrants
1Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$963.7M$936.7M
2New York UniversityNew York, NY$688.0M$612.5M
3Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY$606.3M$508.5M
4Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$350.6M$314.3M
5University of RochesterRochester, NY$346.0M$327.7M
6Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY$321.5M$315.8M
7Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY$193.9M$191.6M
8Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Stony Brook)Stony Brook, NY$189.7M$161.4M
9Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York)New York, NY$83.3M$83.1M
10Fordham UniversityBronx, NY$81.9M$58.9M
11Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY$73.6M$46.1M
12Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY$65.1M$64.6M
13Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY$63.2M$26.9M
14American University in CairoNew York, NY$46.4M$46.4M
15St John's University, New YorkJamaica, NY$37.4M$7.3M
16Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY$32.3M$22.2M
17Monroe Community CollegeRochester, NY$30.3M$2.9M
18American University of BeirutNew York, NY$27.2M$27.2M
19Long Island UniversityGreenvale, NY$22.4M$3.6M
20Pace UniversityNew York, NY$22.2M$2.6M
21Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY$21.8M$2.9M
22Lebanese American UniversityNew York, NY$19.2M$19.2M
23Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, NY$18.2M$468,726
24New York Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY$17.7M$3.7M
25Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY$15.9M$1.7M
26Touro UniversityNew York, NY$15.3M$1.2M
27Research Foundation of the City University of New York (Bronx)Bronx, NY$14.3M$14.3M
28Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, NY$13.5M$4.8M
29University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, NY$12.7M$2.1M
30Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY$12.7M$11.8M
31New SchoolNew York, NY$12.5M$3.0M
32University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser EnergeticsRochester, NY$12.1M$0
33Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY$11.5M$4.6M
34Teachers College Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$11.4M$10.4M
35Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, NY$10.7M$199,997
36Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, NY$10.5M$1.6M
37Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown, NY$10.1M$176,826
38Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, NY$10.1M$862,062
39Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, NY$9.1M$266,365
40St Josephs CollegeBrooklyn, NY$7.9M$0
41Pratt InstituteBrooklyn, NY$7.8M$1.3M
42Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY$6.8M$882,185
43Manhattan UniversityBronx, NY$6.3M-$276,094
44New York Medical CollegeValhalla, NY$4.8M$4.0M
45Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY$3.9M$3.8M
46Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Bronx)Bronx, NY$2.6M$0

All federal money to New York

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.