University profileNew York, NYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Rockefeller University get?
Rockefeller University received $65.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 242nd of 998 institutions (top 24%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $65.1 million to Rockefeller University (New York, NY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 242nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Rockefeller University.
| Alabama A & M University #239 · AL | $66M |
| Southern University and A & M College #240 · LA | $66M |
| Old Dominion University #241 · VA | $66M |
| Rockefeller University #242 · NY | $65M |
| University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez) #243 · PR | $64M |
| Boston College #244 · MA | $63M |
| Rochester Institute of Technology #245 · NY | $63M |
What the money is
That is down 8.0% from FY2024 ($70.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is down 20.0%. The largest share came as grants ($64.6 million, 99.2%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($63.1 million). Its largest programs were Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($15.9 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($9.2 million); Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders ($7.8 million). It ranks 242nd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY (UEI LHGDNJMZ64Y1). 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
Rockefeller University: $65M in FY2025, down 20% 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 | $477,747 | $76.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $77.2M |
| FY2019 | $482,824 | $80.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $81.3M |
| FY2020 | $309,146 | $81.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $81.7M |
| FY2021 | $478,309 | $78.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $78.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $90.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $90.7M |
| FY2023 | -$74,083 | $81.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $81.3M |
| FY2024 | $428,804 | $70.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $70.8M |
| FY2025 | $494,865 | $64.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $65.1M |
| FY2026* | $126,389 | $69.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $69.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Rockefeller 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 Health and Human Services | $63.1 million | 96.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $1.2 million | 1.8% |
| Department of Defense | $831,447 | 1.3% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $15.9 million | 24.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $9.2 million | 14.1% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $7.8 million | 12.0% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $5.6 million | 8.6% |
| National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Assistance Listing 93.350 | $4.6 million | 7.0% |
| Construction Support Assistance Listing 93.352 | $3.6 million | 5.6% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $2.1 million | 3.3% |
| Cancer Treatment Research Assistance Listing 93.395 | $2.0 million | 3.0% |
| Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.846 | $1.9 million | 2.9% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $1.8 million | 2.7% |
Other institutions in New York
- Columbia University in the City of New York$964M
- New York University$688M
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$606M
- Cornell University$351M
- University of Rochester$346M
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University$322M
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine$194M
- Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Stony Brook)$190M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Rockefeller University receive?
- $65.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Rockefeller University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($63.1 million, 96.9%). By type, grants were $64.6 million and contracts $494,865.
- Did Rockefeller University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $65.1 million; FY2024: $70.8 million (-8.0%).
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) cc63b807-2bf8-905f-48e2-a3b33fcd281b-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.