University profileRochester, MIFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Oakland University get?
Oakland University received $43.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 314th of 998 institutions (top 31%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $43.0 million to Oakland University (Rochester, MI), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 314th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Oakland University.
| Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville) #311 · IL | $43M |
| Lehigh University #312 · PA | $43M |
| Indian River State College #313 · FL | $43M |
| Oakland University #314 · MI | $43M |
| Alabama State University #315 · AL | $43M |
| California State University Chico #316 · CA | $43M |
| Victor Valley Community College District #317 · CA | $42M |
What the money is
That is up 1.6% from FY2024 ($42.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 647.8%. The largest share came as direct payments ($33.5 million, 77.8%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($34.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($31.8 million); Engineering ($1.5 million); Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders ($1.3 million). It ranks 314th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (UEI HJTLACN81NK1). 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
Oakland University: $43M in FY2025, up 648% 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 | $209,268 | $5.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.5M |
| FY2019 | $169,435 | $5.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.8M |
| FY2020 | $262,610 | $17.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18.1M |
| FY2021 | $228,209 | $68.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $68.5M |
| FY2022 | $151,078 | $13.6M | $10.7M | $0 | $0 | $24.4M |
| FY2023 | $81,246 | $14.7M | $23.0M | $0 | $0 | $37.7M |
| FY2024 | $73,548 | $14.1M | $28.1M | $0 | $0 | $42.4M |
| FY2025 | $82,054 | $9.5M | $33.5M | $0 | $0 | $43.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $8.5M | $33.6M | $0 | $0 | $42.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Oakland 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 | $34.2 million | 79.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $4.5 million | 10.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $4.2 million | 9.8% |
| Department of Defense | $82,054 | 0.2% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | -$0 | -0.0% |
| Department of State | -$1,978 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $31.8 million | 73.9% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $1.5 million | 3.4% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $1.3 million | 3.0% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $1.1 million | 2.6% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.1 million | 2.6% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.0 million | 2.3% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $892,430 | 2.1% |
| Vision Research Assistance Listing 93.867 | $791,227 | 1.8% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $739,409 | 1.7% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $706,138 | 1.6% |
Other institutions in Michigan
- University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)$1.1B
- Michigan State University$453M
- Wayne State University$149M
- Grand Valley State University$61M
- Michigan Technological University$61M
- Western Michigan University$47M
- Northern Michigan University$46M
- Central Michigan University$32M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Oakland University receive?
- $43.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Oakland University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($34.2 million, 79.5%). By type, grants were $9.5 million and contracts $82,054.
- Did Oakland University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $43.0 million; FY2024: $42.4 million (+1.6%).
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) 48daf3ab-82a8-30af-8bdd-7bc3f35e54ec-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.