University profileErie, PAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Mercyhurst University get?
Mercyhurst University received $19.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 568th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $19.6 million to Mercyhurst University (Erie, PA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 568th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Mercyhurst University.
| Riverside Community College District (Moreno Valley) #565 · CA | $20M |
| Southern Crescent Technical College #566 · GA | $20M |
| Northeastern State University #567 · OK | $20M |
| Mercyhurst University #568 · PA | $20M |
| Dalton State College Foundation #569 · GA | $20M |
| Franklin University #570 · OH | $20M |
| Bridgewater State University #571 · MA | $20M |
What the money is
That is down 2.0% from FY2024 ($20.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 46.3%. The largest share came as grants ($14.2 million, 72.3%). The Executive Office of the President was the biggest funder ($14.2 million). Its largest programs were High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program ($14.2 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($4.8 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($400,463). It ranks 568th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY (UEI MJLLQT82EDT1). 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
Mercyhurst University: $20M in FY2025, up 46% 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 | $7.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.8M |
| FY2019 | -$18,224 | $13.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13.4M |
| FY2020 | $28,503 | $18.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18.5M |
| FY2021 | $28,503 | $28.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28.1M |
| FY2022 | $28,503 | $13.3M | $2.1M | $0 | $0 | $15.4M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $14.3M | $4.6M | $0 | $0 | $18.9M |
| FY2024 | $20,000 | $15.1M | $4.9M | $0 | $0 | $20.0M |
| FY2025 | $42,920 | $14.2M | $5.4M | $0 | $0 | $19.6M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $15.7M | $5.2M | $0 | $0 | $20.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Mercyhurst 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Office of the President | $14.2 million | 72.4% |
| Department of Education | $5.4 million | 27.5% |
| Department of Defense | $42,920 | 0.2% |
| National Science Foundation | -$16,583 | -0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program Assistance Listing 95.001 | $14.2 million | 72.4% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $4.8 million | 24.6% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $400,463 | 2.0% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $161,827 | 0.8% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | -$16,583 | -0.1% |
Other institutions in Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania$889M
- University of Pittsburgh$817M
- Pennsylvania State University (University Park)$659M
- Carnegie-Mellon University$334M
- Temple University$149M
- Pennsylvania State University (State College)$121M
- Drexel University$105M
- Pennsylvania State University (Hershey)$96M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Mercyhurst University receive?
- $19.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Mercyhurst University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Executive Office of the President ($14.2 million, 72.4%). By type, grants were $14.2 million and contracts $42,920.
- Did Mercyhurst University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $19.6 million; FY2024: $20.0 million (-2.0%).
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) 1cf492be-70db-81cb-2481-b0f021a0cfda-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.