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UniversitiesTexasFiscal year 2025

Federal funding for universities in Texas

76 universities and colleges in Texas received $6.0 billion in federal awards in FY2025. University of Texas at Austin received the most ($799.7 million).

The largest recipients in Texas

Federal awards, FY2025.

University of Texas at Austin TX$800M
Baylor College of Medicine TX$355M
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center TX$351M
University of Houston System (Houston) TX$337M
University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center TX$289M
Texas A & M University TX$204M
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston TX$201M
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$197M
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio TX$165M
University of Texas at Arlington TX$162M

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

All 76 institutions

76 institutions
#InstitutionLocationFY2025 totalGrants
1University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX$799.7M$484.0M
2Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX$354.6M$320.4M
3University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX$350.7M$348.0M
4University of Houston System (Houston)Houston, TX$337.3M$88.2M
5University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX$288.6M$274.8M
6Texas A & M UniversityCollege Station, TX$203.7M$125.7M
7University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, TX$201.2M$197.7M
8University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX$197.2M$54.6M
9University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX$165.1M$161.4M
10University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX$162.2M$50.1M
11University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX$147.1M$39.5M
12Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX$143.5M$41.2M
13Texas A&M Agrilife ResearchCollege Station, TX$139.6M$134.7M
14Texas Tech University System (Lubbock)Lubbock, TX$134.0M$60.0M
15Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX$130.1M$92.4M
16William Marsh Rice UniversityHouston, TX$128.3M$111.8M
17University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX$126.4M$28.7M
18University of North TexasDenton, TX$125.9M$19.7M
19Texas A&M Engineering Experiment StationCollege Station, TX$108.8M$87.7M
20University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX$108.6M$60.3M
21Prairie View A&M UniversityPrairie View, TX$100.6M$55.5M
22University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX$99.4M$94.4M
23University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort WorthFort Worth, TX$98.9M$50.1M
24Alamo Community College District (San Antonio)San Antonio, TX$89.6M$1.1M
25Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, TX$86.7M$1.9M
26Texas A & M University at GalvestonGalveston, TX$74.2M$70.2M
27Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX$74.0M$17.3M
28Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX$60.3M$39.0M
29Texas A & M University System Health Science Center (College Station)College Station, TX$52.7M$51.5M
30Texas A&M Forest ServiceCollege Station, TX$51.9M$49.8M
31Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, TX$51.2M$978,201
32Universal Technical Institute of TexasHouston, TX$46.6M$0
33Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX$44.6M$17.4M
34Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, TX$39.1M$3.5M
35Texas Womans UniversityDenton, TX$36.3M$2.0M
36Texas A&M International UniversityLaredo, TX$36.1M$1.9M
37East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, TX$30.6M$4.5M
38University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX$30.4M$3.2M
39Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX$30.4M$1.3M
40Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TX$30.0M$823,326
41Laredo CollegeLaredo, TX$29.7M$1.9M
42Texas A&M Agrilife Extension ServiceCollege Station, TX$28.3M$28.1M
43Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX$28.2M$3.1M
44Texas A & M University KingsvilleKingsville, TX$25.8M$4.2M
45West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, TX$25.0M$4.6M
46Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX$23.7M$5.5M
47South Plains CollegeLevelland, TX$23.3M$665,833
48Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, TX$23.0M$18.3M
49Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TX$22.8M$2.7M
50University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, TX$19.2M$1.2M
51Southwest Texas Junior College FoundationUvalde, TX$17.9M$1.7M
52Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX$17.6M$1.7M
53Alamo Community College District (Universal City)Universal City, TX$17.1M$1.1M
54Texas Southmost College DistrictBrownsville, TX$14.8M$0
55Houston Christian UniversityHouston, TX$14.5M$272,364
56Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, TX$14.3M$608,338
57Temple CollegeTemple, TX$13.5M$1.6M
58University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, TX$13.5M$1.7M
59University of Saint ThomasHouston, TX$11.7M$137,959
60Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, TX$11.7M$324,657
61Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, TX$11.6M$7.1M
62Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, TX$10.7M$6.1M
63Wiley UniversityMarshall, TX$10.4M$5.5M
64St. Mary's University of San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio, TX$10.3M$2.7M
65Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, TX$9.7M$1.8M
66Jarvis Christian UniversityHawkins, TX$9.6M$6.0M
67College of the Mainland FoundationTexas City, TX$9.6M$0
68Texas CollegeTyler, TX$9.5M$4.0M
69Texas A&M University - VictoriaVictoria, TX$9.5M$622,077
70Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, TX$9.1M$968,948
71University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, TX$8.2M$0
72Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, TX$7.9M$860,071
73Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, TX$7.8M$2.3M
74Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount Pleasant, TX$6.9M$581,277
75Our Lady of Lake University of San AntonioSan Antonio, TX$4.8M$264,778
76Texas A&M Transportation InstituteCollege Station, TX$2.0M$2.5M

All federal money to Texas

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.