University profileCorvallis, ORFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Oregon State University get?
Oregon State University received $241.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 83rd of 998 institutions (top 8%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $241.7 million to Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 83rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Oregon State University.
| University of Maryland, Baltimore #80 · MD | $246M |
| University of Central Florida #81 · FL | $243M |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey (Newark) #82 · NJ | $242M |
| Oregon State University #83 · OR | $242M |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University #84 · VA | $235M |
| University of Oklahoma (Norman) #85 · OK | $233M |
| Florida State University #86 · FL | $227M |
What the money is
That is down 18.9% from FY2024 ($297.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is down 4.4%. The largest share came as grants ($166.8 million, 69.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($62.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($50.0 million); Geosciences ($19.6 million); Renewable Energy Research and Development ($15.7 million). It ranks 83rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI MZ4DYXE1SL98). 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
Oregon State University: $242M in FY2025, down 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 | $6.5M | $199.2M | $788,863 | $0 | $7.6M | $214.0M |
| FY2019 | $8.6M | $236.0M | $0 | $0 | $8.1M | $252.7M |
| FY2020 | $5.8M | $212.3M | $0 | $0 | $12.8M | $230.8M |
| FY2021 | $9.9M | $271.8M | $2.1M | $0 | $12.5M | $296.3M |
| FY2022 | $8.2M | $220.0M | $13.1M | $0 | $14.6M | $255.8M |
| FY2023 | $9.2M | $250.4M | $38.2M | $0 | $20.1M | $317.9M |
| FY2024 | $4.9M | $225.7M | $46.8M | $0 | $20.4M | $297.8M |
| FY2025 | $6.4M | $166.8M | $52.9M | $0 | $15.6M | $241.7M |
| FY2026* | $4.8M | $153.2M | $52.1M | $0 | $9.9M | $220.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Oregon 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 | $62.0 million | 25.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $55.2 million | 22.8% |
| Department of Agriculture | $45.8 million | 19.0% |
| Department of Energy | $20.3 million | 8.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $19.3 million | 8.0% |
| Department of Commerce | $14.0 million | 5.8% |
| Department of the Interior | $10.3 million | 4.3% |
| Department of Defense | $7.6 million | 3.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $6.3 million | 2.6% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $1.1 million | 0.4% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $50.0 million | 20.7% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $19.6 million | 8.1% |
| Renewable Energy Research and Development Assistance Listing 81.087 | $15.7 million | 6.5% |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Assistance Listing 10.310 | $12.9 million | 5.3% |
| Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research Assistance Listing 10.001 | $9.7 million | 4.0% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $8.2 million | 3.4% |
| Polar Programs Assistance Listing 47.078 | $7.8 million | 3.2% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $6.4 million | 2.6% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $4.8 million | 2.0% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $4.3 million | 1.8% |
Other institutions in Oregon
- Oregon Health & Science University$371M
- University of Oregon$133M
- Portland State University$74M
- Mt Hood Community College$24M
- Western Oregon University$11M
- Eastern Oregon University$8.8M
- Southern Oregon University$8.8M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Oregon State University receive?
- $241.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Oregon State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($62.0 million, 25.6%). By type, grants were $166.8 million and contracts $6.4 million.
- Did Oregon State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $241.7 million; FY2024: $297.8 million (-18.9%).
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) a560dc75-2cd0-baf4-415b-f60d20ba8491-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.