University profileSyracuse, NYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Syracuse University get?
Syracuse University received $73.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 218th of 998 institutions (top 22%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $73.6 million to Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 218th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Syracuse University.
| Tennessee State University #215 · TN | $74M |
| Sam Houston State University #216 · TX | $74M |
| Portland State University #217 · OR | $74M |
| Syracuse University #218 · NY | $74M |
| University of Wisconsin System (Milwaukee) #219 · WI | $73M |
| Jackson State University #220 · MS | $73M |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation #221 · GA | $72M |
What the money is
That is up 1.5% from FY2024 ($72.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 137.1%. The largest share came as grants ($46.1 million, 62.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($26.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($20.0 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($7.2 million); Mathematical and Physical Sciences ($6.1 million). It ranks 218th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (UEI C4BXLBC11LC6). 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
Syracuse University: $74M in FY2025, up 137% 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 | $1.9M | $30.1M | $0 | $0 | $253,000 | $32.3M |
| FY2019 | $2.5M | $28.4M | $0 | $0 | $33,000 | $31.0M |
| FY2020 | $1.8M | $40.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $42.2M |
| FY2021 | $1.8M | $83.6M | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $85.5M |
| FY2022 | $2.7M | $45.8M | $7.2M | $0 | $29,982 | $55.7M |
| FY2023 | $1.9M | $39.8M | $20.6M | $0 | $30,000 | $62.4M |
| FY2024 | $2.2M | $48.3M | $22.1M | $0 | -$1 | $72.5M |
| FY2025 | $1.8M | $46.1M | $25.7M | $0 | -$22 | $73.6M |
| FY2026* | $696,521 | $25.5M | $22.8M | $0 | $293,442 | $49.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Syracuse 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 | $26.9 million | 36.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $17.0 million | 23.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $16.2 million | 22.1% |
| Department of Defense | $5.4 million | 7.4% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $3.2 million | 4.3% |
| Department of Energy | $1.6 million | 2.2% |
| Small Business Administration | $1.2 million | 1.7% |
| Department of Agriculture | $704,314 | 1.0% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $492,000 | 0.7% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $472,952 | 0.6% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $20.0 million | 27.2% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $7.2 million | 9.7% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $6.1 million | 8.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $3.5 million | 4.8% |
| Environmental Finance Center Grants Assistance Listing 66.203 | $3.2 million | 4.3% |
| Basic Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.431 | $2.8 million | 3.9% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $2.5 million | 3.4% |
| ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Assistance Listing 93.433 | $2.2 million | 3.0% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $2.0 million | 2.8% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $2.0 million | 2.8% |
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 Syracuse University receive?
- $73.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Syracuse University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($26.9 million, 36.6%). By type, grants were $46.1 million and contracts $1.8 million.
- Did Syracuse University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $73.6 million; FY2024: $72.5 million (+1.5%).
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) 4a8f3e5e-ebc2-25c9-68fb-d8e77ee476f4-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.