University profilePhiladelphia, PAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Thomas Jefferson University get?
Thomas Jefferson University received $90.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 188th of 998 institutions (top 19%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $90.2 million to Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 188th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Thomas Jefferson University.
| California State University, Fresno #185 · CA | $94M |
| Wichita State University #186 · KS | $92M |
| San Francisco State University #187 · CA | $91M |
| Thomas Jefferson University #188 · PA | $90M |
| Alamo Community College District (San Antonio) #189 · TX | $90M |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville #190 · AL | $89M |
| University of Kentucky #191 · KY | $88M |
What the money is
That is up 1.3% from FY2024 ($89.1 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 18.5%. The largest share came as grants ($77.1 million, 85.5%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($74.4 million). Its largest programs were Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($11.7 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($10.1 million); Cardiovascular Diseases Research ($9.4 million). It ranks 188th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (UEI R8JEVL4ULGB7). 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
Thomas Jefferson University: $90M in FY2025, up 18% 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 | $5.4M | $68.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $74.1M |
| FY2019 | $7.1M | $69.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $76.1M |
| FY2020 | $5.1M | $88.0M | $922,688 | $0 | $0 | $94.1M |
| FY2021 | $1.6M | $108.6M | $941,588 | $0 | $0 | $111.2M |
| FY2022 | $4.0M | $89.2M | $3.4M | $0 | $0 | $96.7M |
| FY2023 | $1.2M | $76.2M | $9.3M | $0 | $0 | $86.6M |
| FY2024 | $173,262 | $77.2M | $11.7M | $0 | $0 | $89.1M |
| FY2025 | $3.2M | $77.1M | $9.8M | $0 | $0 | $90.2M |
| FY2026* | $306,822 | $81.3M | $12.1M | $0 | $0 | $93.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Thomas Jefferson 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 | $74.4 million | 82.5% |
| Department of Education | $9.8 million | 10.9% |
| Department of Defense | $5.4 million | 6.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $488,904 | 0.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $87,607 | 0.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $12,104 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $11.7 million | 13.0% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $10.1 million | 11.2% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $9.4 million | 10.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $8.1 million | 9.0% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $5.6 million | 6.2% |
| Military Medical Research and Development Assistance Listing 12.420 | $5.0 million | 5.5% |
| Cancer Treatment Research Assistance Listing 93.395 | $3.7 million | 4.1% |
| Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research Assistance Listing 93.394 | $3.5 million | 3.9% |
| Cancer Biology Research Assistance Listing 93.396 | $3.3 million | 3.6% |
| Cancer Centers Support Grants Assistance Listing 93.397 | $3.2 million | 3.6% |
Other institutions in Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania$889M
- University of Pittsburgh$817M
- Pennsylvania State University (University Park)$659M
- Carnegie-Mellon University$334M
- Temple University$149M
- Pennsylvania State University (State College)$121M
- Drexel University$105M
- Pennsylvania State University (Hershey)$96M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Thomas Jefferson University receive?
- $90.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Thomas Jefferson University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($74.4 million, 82.5%). By type, grants were $77.1 million and contracts $3.2 million.
- Did Thomas Jefferson University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $90.2 million; FY2024: $89.1 million (+1.3%).
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) 8668e79f-a6ac-f586-b519-d1e69f717615-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.