University profileLa Jolla, CAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of California, San Diego get?
University of California, San Diego received $1.1 billion in federal awards in FY2025, 7th of 998 institutions (top 1%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $1.1 billion to University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 7th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of California, San Diego.
| University of California (Oakland) #4 · CA | $1.3B |
| Johns Hopkins University #5 · MD | $1.2B |
| University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) #6 · MI | $1.1B |
| University of California, San Diego #7 · CA | $1.1B |
| University of Washington #8 · WA | $1B |
| Columbia University in the City of New York #9 · NY | $964M |
| University of California, San Francisco #10 · CA | $934M |
What the money is
That is up 4.1% from FY2024 ($1.0 billion). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 32.8%. The largest share came as grants ($926.9 million, 88.1%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($594.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($92.4 million); Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($60.9 million); Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs ($57.5 million). It ranks 7th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO (UEI QJ8HMDK7MRM3, UYTTZT6G9DT1). 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
University of California, San Diego: $1.1B in FY2025, up 33% 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 | $20.4M | $716.8M | $12.8M | $0 | $96,800 | $750.1M |
| FY2019 | $10.7M | $781.8M | $0 | $0 | $4,840 | $792.5M |
| FY2020 | $9.5M | $843.9M | $0 | $0 | $112,546 | $853.6M |
| FY2021 | $9.9M | $1.0B | $14.0M | $0 | $0 | $1.0B |
| FY2022 | $10.8M | $940.0M | $54.6M | $0 | $149,550 | $1.0B |
| FY2023 | $25.9M | $901.8M | $93.0M | $0 | $180,000 | $1.0B |
| FY2024 | $20.3M | $904.1M | $86.1M | $0 | $226,075 | $1.0B |
| FY2025 | $13.0M | $926.9M | $111.2M | $0 | $949,924 | $1.1B |
| FY2026* | $16.5M | $792.3M | $96.4M | $0 | $1.8M | $906.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of California, San Diego, 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 | $594.2 million | 56.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $156.6 million | 14.9% |
| Department of Education | $98.5 million | 9.4% |
| Department of Defense | $77.7 million | 7.4% |
| Department of Commerce | $57.7 million | 5.5% |
| Department of Energy | $22.2 million | 2.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $18.7 million | 1.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $10.7 million | 1.0% |
| Department of Agriculture | $6.2 million | 0.6% |
| Agency for International Development | $3.6 million | 0.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $92.4 million | 8.8% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $60.9 million | 5.8% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $57.5 million | 5.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $53.3 million | 5.1% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $52.5 million | 5.0% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $47.4 million | 4.5% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $46.3 million | 4.4% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $43.2 million | 4.1% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $42.3 million | 4.0% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $40.8 million | 3.9% |
Other institutions in California
- California Institute of Technology$2.6B
- Stanford University$1.6B
- University of California (Oakland)$1.3B
- University of California, San Francisco$934M
- University of California, Los Angeles$832M
- University of Southern California$549M
- University of California, Davis$532M
- University of California (Berkeley)$510M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of California, San Diego receive?
- $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of California, San Diego's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($594.2 million, 56.5%). By type, grants were $926.9 million and contracts $13.0 million.
- Did University of California, San Diego's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $1.1 billion; FY2024: $1.0 billion (+4.1%).
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) ce42d274-7283-659b-de1c-e11666794c48-C, 756c0cfc-b329-c203-6131-b0b90d0b9f0d-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.