University profileCharleston, SCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Medical University of South Carolina get?
Medical University of South Carolina received $159.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 119th of 998 institutions (top 12%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $159.5 million to Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 119th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Medical University of South Carolina.
| University of Texas at Arlington #116 · TX | $162M |
| Mississippi State University #117 · MS | $160M |
| Montana State University #118 · MT | $160M |
| Medical University of South Carolina #119 · SC | $159M |
| Georgia State University #120 · GA | $159M |
| Harvard University (Boston) #121 · MA | $156M |
| George Mason University #122 · VA | $153M |
What the money is
That is up 2.1% from FY2024 ($156.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 8.1%. The largest share came as grants ($145.3 million, 91.1%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($152.3 million). Its largest programs were Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs ($15.6 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($14.8 million); Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders ($14.2 million). It ranks 119th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (UEI E4DXDJHEN4J3, NHV3GTWSALA7). 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
Medical University of South Carolina: $159M in FY2025, up 8% 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 | $8.3M | $142.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $150.3M |
| FY2019 | $7.2M | $140.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $147.5M |
| FY2020 | $8.0M | $150.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $158.9M |
| FY2021 | $8.8M | $141.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $149.9M |
| FY2022 | $8.1M | $146.4M | $437,432 | $0 | $0 | $154.9M |
| FY2023 | $9.2M | $169.4M | $552,120 | $0 | $0 | $179.2M |
| FY2024 | $8.3M | $144.4M | $3.5M | $0 | $0 | $156.2M |
| FY2025 | $4.8M | $145.3M | $9.4M | $0 | $0 | $159.5M |
| FY2026* | $6.4M | $141.7M | $9.1M | $0 | $0 | $157.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Medical University of South Carolina, 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 Health and Human Services | $152.3 million | 95.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $3.5 million | 2.2% |
| Department of Defense | $1.9 million | 1.2% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $857,390 | 0.5% |
| Department of Education | $819,426 | 0.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $106,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $15.6 million | 9.8% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $14.8 million | 9.3% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $14.2 million | 8.9% |
| Cancer Cause and Prevention Research Assistance Listing 93.393 | $11.6 million | 7.3% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $10.7 million | 6.7% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $8.7 million | 5.5% |
| Alcohol Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.273 | $8.2 million | 5.1% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $7.2 million | 4.5% |
| Trans-NIH Research Support Assistance Listing 93.310 | $5.9 million | 3.7% |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.865 | $5.7 million | 3.6% |
Other institutions in South Carolina
- Clemson University$204M
- University of South Carolina (Columbia)$182M
- South Carolina State University$45M
- Greenville Technical College Public Facilities Corporation$40M
- Coastal Carolina University$22M
- Winthrop University$20M
- College of Charleston$19M
- Benedict College$19M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Medical University of South Carolina receive?
- $159.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Medical University of South Carolina's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($152.3 million, 95.5%). By type, grants were $145.3 million and contracts $4.8 million.
- Did Medical University of South Carolina's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $159.5 million; FY2024: $156.2 million (+2.1%).
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) 04a78f04-ee86-46df-5fbf-c71e46ed8479-C, c2c6b0e3-20cd-2994-3294-fc86fda3d988-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.