University profilePonce, PRFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico get?
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico received $32.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 380th of 998 institutions (top 38%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $32.6 million to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Ponce, PR), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 380th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico.
| Foothill-De Anza Community College District #377 · CA | $33M |
| Tidewater Community College #378 · VA | $33M |
| Florida Atlantic University #379 · FL | $33M |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico #380 · PR | $33M |
| Eastern Florida State College #381 · FL | $33M |
| Marquette University #382 · WI | $33M |
| University of Kansas #383 · KS | $32M |
What the money is
That is up 19.5% from FY2024 ($27.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 400.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($31.2 million, 95.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($32.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($29.3 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($1.4 million); TRIO Upward Bound ($729,662). It ranks 380th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO (UEI FGNMYHB9WBN4). 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
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico: $33M in FY2025, up 400% 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 | $2.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.3M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $6.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.5M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $15.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15.4M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $62.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $62.4M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $918,508 | $13.9M | $0 | $0 | $14.8M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $864,722 | $27.6M | $0 | $0 | $28.4M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $327,800 | $26.9M | $0 | $0 | $27.3M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $1.3M | $31.2M | $0 | $0 | $32.6M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $924,860 | $29.7M | $0 | $0 | $30.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, 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 | $32.6 million | 100.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $29.3 million | 90.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.4 million | 4.4% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $729,662 | 2.2% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $461,794 | 1.4% |
| Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Assistance Listing 84.200 | $411,605 | 1.3% |
| Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Assistance Listing 84.129 | $199,260 | 0.6% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $15,088 | 0.0% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Puerto Rico
- University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez)$64M
- University of Puerto Rico (San Juan)$60M
- Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez$54M
- University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus$38M
- Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, Incorporado (San Juan)$30M
- Universidad del Sagrado Corazon$29M
- Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, Incorporado (Carolina)$26M
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico (Bayamon)$24M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico receive?
- $32.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($32.6 million, 100.0%). By type, grants were $1.3 million and contracts $0.
- Did Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $32.6 million; FY2024: $27.3 million (+19.5%).
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) 093902f6-cdb9-bbae-ae22-6c5922332510-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.