University profileSeattle, WAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Seattle University get?
Seattle University received $15.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 669th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $15.4 million to Seattle University (Seattle, WA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 669th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Seattle University.
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan #666 · AL | $15M |
| Washington State Community College Dist #3 #667 · WA | $15M |
| Purdue University (Hammond) #668 · IN | $15M |
| Seattle University #669 · WA | $15M |
| Rose State College #670 · OK | $15M |
| University of New England #671 · ME | $15M |
| Touro University #672 · NY | $15M |
What the money is
That is up 37.7% from FY2024 ($11.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 2945.7%. The largest share came as direct payments ($10.7 million, 69.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($11.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($8.5 million); Integrative Activities ($2.1 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($1.5 million). It ranks 669th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (UEI LCYLGVGSEQE3). 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
Seattle University: $15M in FY2025, up 2946% 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 | $10,000 | $1.8M | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $1.8M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $495,558 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $505,558 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $3.9M | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $4.0M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $17.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17.0M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $2.6M | $2.9M | $0 | $0 | $5.6M |
| FY2023 | $23,458 | $3.2M | $7.4M | $0 | -$78 | $10.6M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $2.7M | $8.5M | $0 | $0 | $11.2M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $4.7M | $10.7M | $0 | $0 | $15.4M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $4.3M | $10.8M | $0 | $0 | $15.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Seattle 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 | $11.4 million | 74.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.2 million | 14.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.7 million | 11.3% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $8.5 million | 55.0% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $2.1 million | 13.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.5 million | 9.8% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $745,470 | 4.8% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $681,172 | 4.4% |
| Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program Assistance Listing 93.247 | $646,441 | 4.2% |
| Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants Assistance Listing 93.732 | $584,858 | 3.8% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $511,763 | 3.3% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $174,999 | 1.1% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $16,000 | 0.1% |
Other institutions in Washington
- University of Washington$1B
- Washington State University (Pullman)$163M
- Washington State Community College District 17$47M
- Western Washington University$29M
- Corporation of Gonzaga University$28M
- Central Washington University$26M
- Eastern Washington University$22M
- Skagit Valley College Foundation$18M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Seattle University receive?
- $15.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Seattle University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($11.4 million, 74.1%). By type, grants were $4.7 million and contracts $0.
- Did Seattle University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $15.4 million; FY2024: $11.2 million (+37.7%).
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) f923f6e5-794e-995a-50e0-6349d181370e-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.