University profileDallas, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Southern Methodist University get?
Southern Methodist University received $60.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 254th of 998 institutions (top 25%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $60.3 million to Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 254th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Southern Methodist University.
| Grand Valley State University #251 · MI | $61M |
| Ohio University #252 · OH | $61M |
| Michigan Technological University #253 · MI | $61M |
| Southern Methodist University #254 · TX | $60M |
| University of Connecticut Health Center #255 · CT | $60M |
| University of Puerto Rico (San Juan) #256 · PR | $60M |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette #257 · LA | $59M |
What the money is
That is up 96.6% from FY2024 ($30.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 190.2%. The largest share came as grants ($39.0 million, 64.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($28.2 million). Its largest programs were Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) ($14.0 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($8.5 million); Fossil Energy Research and Development ($5.0 million). It ranks 254th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (UEI D33QGS3Q3DJ3). 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
Southern Methodist University: $60M in FY2025, up 190% 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 | $5.8M | $13.9M | $0 | $0 | $33,000 | $19.7M |
| FY2019 | $6.4M | $14.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20.8M |
| FY2020 | $5.2M | $20.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25.7M |
| FY2021 | $5.3M | $32.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $37.9M |
| FY2022 | $5.3M | $27.6M | $2.3M | $0 | $0 | $35.1M |
| FY2023 | $5.2M | $15.2M | $6.5M | $0 | $0 | $26.9M |
| FY2024 | $5.7M | $16.8M | $8.2M | $0 | $0 | $30.7M |
| FY2025 | $11.2M | $39.0M | $10.1M | $0 | $0 | $60.3M |
| FY2026* | $5.3M | $15.4M | $10.9M | $0 | -$102 | $31.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Southern Methodist 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 | $28.2 million | 46.7% |
| Department of Defense | $11.5 million | 19.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $8.9 million | 14.7% |
| Department of Energy | $7.2 million | 11.9% |
| National Archives and Records Administration | $2.6 million | 4.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $2.4 million | 4.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $11,242 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | -$15,414 | -0.0% |
| Department of Justice | -$330,930 | -0.5% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) Assistance Listing 84.411 | $14.0 million | 23.2% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $8.5 million | 14.1% |
| Fossil Energy Research and Development Assistance Listing 81.089 | $5.0 million | 8.3% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $4.7 million | 7.8% |
| Basic Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.431 | $2.7 million | 4.5% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $2.2 million | 3.6% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $1.7 million | 2.9% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $1.5 million | 2.4% |
| American History and Civics Education Assistance Listing 84.422 | $1.5 million | 2.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.0 million | 1.7% |
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 Southern Methodist University receive?
- $60.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Southern Methodist University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($28.2 million, 46.7%). By type, grants were $39.0 million and contracts $11.2 million.
- Did Southern Methodist University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $60.3 million; FY2024: $30.7 million (+96.6%).
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) f196066d-bb5d-187e-c134-9680d15f484f-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.