University profileAustin, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Saint Edward's University get?
Saint Edward's University received $9.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 906th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $9.1 million to Saint Edward's University (Austin, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 906th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Saint Edward's University.
| University of Alaska Systems #903 · AK | $9.3M |
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System (Cumberland) #904 · KY | $9.2M |
| National College of Business and Technology Company #905 · PR | $9.2M |
| Saint Edward's University #906 · TX | $9.1M |
| Heritage University #907 · WA | $9.1M |
| Wesleyan University #908 · CT | $9.1M |
| Rockland Community College #909 · NY | $9.1M |
What the money is
That is up 4.7% from FY2024 ($8.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 815.0%. The largest share came as direct payments ($8.2 million, 89.4%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($9.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.1 million); American History and Civics Education ($759,870); Federal Work-Study Program ($661,178). It ranks 906th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY, INC (UEI NJ3CNK23MP29). 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
Saint Edward's University: $9.1M in FY2025, up 815% 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 | $2.5M | $0 | $0 | $6,536 | $2.5M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $996,629 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $996,629 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.0M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $19.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $1.0M | $3.1M | $0 | $0 | $4.1M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $7.3M | $7.6M | $0 | $0 | $14.9M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $650,147 | $8.1M | $0 | $0 | $8.7M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $968,948 | $8.2M | $0 | $0 | $9.1M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $86,094 | $7.6M | $0 | $0 | $7.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Saint Edward's 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 | $9.1 million | 100.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.1 million | 77.9% |
| American History and Civics Education Assistance Listing 84.422 | $759,870 | 8.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $661,178 | 7.3% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $382,839 | 4.2% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $209,078 | 2.3% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Texas
- University of Texas at Austin$800M
- Baylor College of Medicine$355M
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$351M
- University of Houston System (Houston)$337M
- University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center$289M
- Texas A & M University$204M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$201M
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$197M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Saint Edward's University receive?
- $9.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Saint Edward's University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($9.1 million, 100.0%). By type, grants were $968,948 and contracts $0.
- Did Saint Edward's University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $9.1 million; FY2024: $8.7 million (+4.7%).
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) 8821785d-0ff6-f64b-6a5b-fb25c1426c1d-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.