University profileWaterbury, CTFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Post University get?
Post University received $94.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 184th of 998 institutions (top 18%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $94.1 million to Post University (Waterbury, CT), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 184th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Post University.
| Pennsylvania State University (Hershey) #181 · PA | $96M |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences #182 · AR | $96M |
| University of Arkansas #183 · AR | $95M |
| Post University #184 · CT | $94M |
| California State University, Fresno #185 · CA | $94M |
| Wichita State University #186 · KS | $92M |
| San Francisco State University #187 · CA | $91M |
What the money is
That is up 14.4% from FY2024 ($82.2 million). The largest share came as direct payments ($94.1 million, 100.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($94.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($92.4 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($1.7 million); Federal Direct Student Loans ($0). It ranks 184th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names POST UNIVERSITY, INC. (UEI SNSQV8C6DPJ4). 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
Post University: $94M in FY2025
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 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $1.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.4M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $2.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.1M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $323,932 | $35.0M | $0 | $0 | $35.3M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $845,316 | $95.8M | $0 | $0 | $96.7M |
| FY2024 | $0 | -$845,316 | $83.1M | $0 | $0 | $82.2M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $0 | $94.1M | $0 | $0 | $94.1M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $875,000 | $100.7M | $0 | $0 | $101.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Post 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 | $94.1 million | 100.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $92.4 million | 98.2% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $1.7 million | 1.8% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Connecticut
- Yale University$796M
- University of Connecticut (Storrs)$129M
- Community-Technical College$87M
- University of Connecticut Health Center$60M
- University of Connecticut (Storrs Mansfield)$58M
- Central Connecticut State University$25M
- University of New Haven$14M
- Sacred Heart University$12M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Post University receive?
- $94.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Post University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($94.1 million, 100.0%). By type, grants were $0 and contracts $0.
- Did Post University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $94.1 million; FY2024: $82.2 million (+14.4%).
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) 7275efb9-751f-c33a-fc27-0b66101a3f2f-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.