University profileMississippi State, MSFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Mississippi State University get?
Mississippi State University received $160.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 117th of 998 institutions (top 12%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $160.0 million to Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 117th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Mississippi State University.
| Auburn University #114 · AL | $164M |
| Washington State University (Pullman) #115 · WA | $163M |
| 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 |
What the money is
That is down 14.2% from FY2024 ($186.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 3.9%. The largest share came as grants ($96.7 million, 60.5%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($47.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($40.2 million); Head Start ($11.3 million); Office for Coastal Management ($8.0 million). It ranks 117th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI NTXJM52SHKS7). 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
Mississippi State University: $160M in FY2025, up 4% 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 | $13.4M | $84.9M | $0 | $0 | $7.6M | $106.0M |
| FY2019 | $48.6M | $93.0M | $0 | $0 | $12.4M | $154.0M |
| FY2020 | $13.2M | $106.8M | $0 | $0 | $3.4M | $123.5M |
| FY2021 | $26.4M | $171.0M | $0 | $0 | $2.3M | $199.7M |
| FY2022 | $18.8M | $112.9M | $16.0M | $0 | $9.0M | $156.7M |
| FY2023 | $27.8M | $125.0M | $33.5M | $0 | $22.6M | $208.9M |
| FY2024 | $8.9M | $124.3M | $36.2M | $0 | $17.1M | $186.4M |
| FY2025 | $18.4M | $96.7M | $42.2M | $0 | $2.6M | $160.0M |
| FY2026* | $23.8M | $97.6M | $41.3M | $0 | $1.8M | $164.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Mississippi State 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 | $47.9 million | 29.9% |
| Department of Commerce | $32.9 million | 20.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $28.5 million | 17.8% |
| National Science Foundation | $17.9 million | 11.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $16.2 million | 10.2% |
| Department of Defense | $5.7 million | 3.5% |
| Department of Transportation | $2.5 million | 1.5% |
| Department of Energy | $2.0 million | 1.3% |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | $1.8 million | 1.1% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $1.8 million | 1.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $40.2 million | 25.1% |
| Head Start Assistance Listing 93.600 | $11.3 million | 7.1% |
| Office for Coastal Management Assistance Listing 11.473 | $8.0 million | 5.0% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $7.4 million | 4.6% |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes Assistance Listing 11.432 | $7.3 million | 4.5% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $6.9 million | 4.3% |
| Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research Assistance Listing 10.001 | $6.4 million | 4.0% |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act Assistance Listing 10.203 | $5.2 million | 3.2% |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Assistance Listing 84.334 | $4.0 million | 2.5% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $3.1 million | 1.9% |
Other institutions in Mississippi
- University of Mississippi$79M
- Jackson State University$73M
- University of Southern Mississippi$67M
- University of Mississippi Medical Center$48M
- Alcorn State University$42M
- Northwest Miss Community College$24M
- Tougaloo College$24M
- Mississippi Valley State University$16M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Mississippi State University receive?
- $160.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Mississippi State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($47.9 million, 29.9%). By type, grants were $96.7 million and contracts $18.4 million.
- Did Mississippi State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $160.0 million; FY2024: $186.4 million (-14.2%).
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) 661ebb1f-da70-7800-4c2a-056c3268c6d7-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.