University profileMankato, MNFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Minnesota State University Mankato get?
Minnesota State University Mankato received $23.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 494th of 998 institutions (top 49%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $23.4 million to Minnesota State University Mankato (Mankato, MN), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 494th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Minnesota State University Mankato.
| Maricopa County Community College District (Glendale) #491 · AZ | $24M |
| Camden County College #492 · NJ | $23M |
| University of Colorado (Colorado Springs) #493 · CO | $23M |
| Minnesota State University Mankato #494 · MN | $23M |
| Morehouse College #495 · GA | $23M |
| South Plains College #496 · TX | $23M |
| Morehead State University #497 · KY | $23M |
What the money is
That is up 3.1% from FY2024 ($22.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 950.7%. The largest share came as direct payments ($20.8 million, 88.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($22.7 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($19.6 million); Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities ($693,124); Federal Work-Study Program ($665,228). It ranks 494th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO (UEI R5YNEHC2NA98). 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
Minnesota State University Mankato: $23M in FY2025, up 951% 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 | $3.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.3M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $2.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.2M |
| FY2020 | $420,458 | $10.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11.0M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $42.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $42.3M |
| FY2022 | $604,987 | $5.8M | $6.7M | $0 | $0 | $13.1M |
| FY2023 | -$320,968 | $1.9M | $14.8M | $0 | $0 | $16.4M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $4.7M | $18.1M | $0 | $0 | $22.7M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $2.6M | $20.8M | $0 | $0 | $23.4M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $1.9M | $19.9M | $0 | $0 | $21.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Minnesota State University Mankato, 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 | $22.7 million | 97.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $591,896 | 2.5% |
| Department of Defense | $86,251 | 0.4% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $19.6 million | 83.8% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $693,124 | 3.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $665,228 | 2.8% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $502,674 | 2.1% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $436,112 | 1.9% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $419,364 | 1.8% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $400,397 | 1.7% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $398,674 | 1.7% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $102,300 | 0.4% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $89,222 | 0.4% |
Other institutions in Minnesota
- University of Minnesota$653M
- Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (Saint Paul)$47M
- Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (Minneapolis)$34M
- Century College$18M
- University of St Thomas$17M
- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Saint Cloud)$14M
- Augsburg University$13M
- Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (Cambridge)$11M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Minnesota State University Mankato receive?
- $23.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Minnesota State University Mankato's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($22.7 million, 97.1%). By type, grants were $2.6 million and contracts $0.
- Did Minnesota State University Mankato's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $23.4 million; FY2024: $22.7 million (+3.1%).
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) 10173174-996f-bcdb-66a8-616b2698f271-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.