University profileSan Diego, CAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does National University get?
National University received $39.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 331st of 998 institutions (top 33%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $39.3 million to National University (San Diego, CA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 331st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of National University.
| California State University Bakersfield #328 · CA | $40M |
| Western Kentucky University #329 · KY | $40M |
| Greenville Technical College Public Facilities Corporation #330 · SC | $40M |
| National University #331 · CA | $39M |
| California State University, Stanislaus #332 · CA | $39M |
| Tarleton State University #333 · TX | $39M |
| Weber State University #334 · UT | $39M |
What the money is
That is up 7.4% from FY2024 ($36.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 38490.0%. The largest share came as direct payments ($34.7 million, 88.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($37.7 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($31.6 million); Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects ($3.0 million); Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) ($2.6 million). It ranks 331st of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (UEI VERGS9RU9J56). 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
National University: $39M in FY2025, up 38490% 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 | $18,000 | $701,183 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $719,183 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $101,889 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $101,889 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $5.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.0M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $29.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29.0M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $4.1M | $5.5M | $0 | $0 | $9.7M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $7.1M | $17.8M | $0 | $0 | $24.9M |
| FY2024 | $1,989 | $11.1M | $25.5M | $0 | $0 | $36.6M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $4.6M | $34.7M | $0 | $0 | $39.3M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $8.5M | $27.7M | $0 | $0 | $36.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to National 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 | $37.7 million | 95.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.1 million | 2.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $400,000 | 1.0% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $100,000 | 0.3% |
| Department of Defense | $68,106 | 0.2% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $31.6 million | 80.4% |
| Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects Assistance Listing 84.215 | $3.0 million | 7.6% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $2.6 million | 6.6% |
| Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants Assistance Listing 93.359 | $1.0 million | 2.5% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $499,501 | 1.3% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $400,000 | 1.0% |
| Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development Assistance Listing 45.162 | $100,000 | 0.3% |
| Information Security Grants Assistance Listing 12.902 | $68,106 | 0.2% |
| Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Assistance Listing 93.124 | $61,152 | 0.2% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in California
- California Institute of Technology$2.6B
- Stanford University$1.6B
- University of California (Oakland)$1.3B
- University of California, San Diego$1.1B
- University of California, San Francisco$934M
- University of California, Los Angeles$832M
- University of Southern California$549M
- University of California, Davis$532M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does National University receive?
- $39.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does National University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($37.7 million, 95.9%). By type, grants were $4.6 million and contracts $0.
- Did National University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $39.3 million; FY2024: $36.6 million (+7.4%).
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) d1a29f42-0208-f5a0-4f21-dda26398ae5d-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.