University profileLangston, OKFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Langston University get?
Langston University received $28.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 423rd of 998 institutions (top 42%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $28.9 million to Langston University (Langston, OK), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 423rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Langston University.
| University of Maine System (Portland) #420 · ME | $29M |
| Bunker Hill Community College #421 · MA | $29M |
| Norwich University #422 · VT | $29M |
| Langston University #423 · OK | $29M |
| University of Colorado at Denver #424 · CO | $29M |
| Western Washington University #425 · WA | $29M |
| Loyola University of Chicago (Maywood) #426 · IL | $28M |
What the money is
That is up 8.0% from FY2024 ($26.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 110.5%. The largest share came as grants ($20.3 million, 70.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($19.2 million). Its largest programs were Higher Education Institutional Aid ($9.8 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($8.1 million); Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University ($3.3 million). It ranks 423rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (UEI NSNLFLXEDEJ8). 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
Langston University: $29M in FY2025, up 110% on FY2019
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 | $0 | $11.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11.9M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $13.7M | $0 | $0 | $26,680 | $13.7M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $23.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23.6M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $51.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $51.5M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $17.7M | $3.2M | $0 | $0 | $20.9M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $20.5M | $7.4M | $0 | -$8,738 | $27.8M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $18.7M | $7.8M | $0 | $189,904 | $26.7M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $20.3M | $8.6M | $0 | -$3,838 | $28.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $18.4M | $8.7M | $0 | $40,000 | $27.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Langston 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 | $19.2 million | 66.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $7.6 million | 26.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $2.0 million | 6.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $470,623 | 1.6% |
| Department of the Interior | -$387,237 | -1.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $9.8 million | 33.8% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $8.1 million | 28.1% |
| Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University Assistance Listing 10.512 | $3.3 million | 11.3% |
| Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University Assistance Listing 10.205 | $2.7 million | 9.5% |
| ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Assistance Listing 93.433 | $2.0 million | 7.0% |
| Cooperative Extension Service Assistance Listing 10.500 | $1.1 million | 3.7% |
| Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Assistance Listing 10.524 | $505,263 | 1.8% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $500,000 | 1.7% |
| Soil and Water Conservation Assistance Listing 10.902 | $500,000 | 1.7% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $470,623 | 1.6% |
Other institutions in Oklahoma
- University of Oklahoma (Norman)$233M
- University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City)$108M
- Oklahoma State University (Stillwater)$99M
- Tulsa Community College$36M
- University of Central Oklahoma$34M
- Oklahoma City Community College$20M
- Northeastern State University$20M
- Rose State College$15M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Langston University receive?
- $28.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Langston University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($19.2 million, 66.6%). By type, grants were $20.3 million and contracts $0.
- Did Langston University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $28.9 million; FY2024: $26.7 million (+8.0%).
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) 55f00e34-5a8e-1770-beac-9dbf09950368-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.