University profileDenver, COFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Denver get?
University of Denver received $30.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 401st of 998 institutions (top 40%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $30.2 million to University of Denver (Denver, CO), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 401st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Denver.
| University of Texas at Tyler #398 · TX | $30M |
| Stephen F Austin State University #399 · TX | $30M |
| Monroe Community College #400 · NY | $30M |
| University of Denver #401 · CO | $30M |
| Bethune-Cookman University #402 · FL | $30M |
| Austin Peay State University Governor's Club #403 · TN | $30M |
| University of Central Arkansas #404 · AR | $30M |
What the money is
That is up 16.5% from FY2024 ($25.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 32.7%. The largest share came as grants ($19.8 million, 65.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($12.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.2 million); Biological Sciences ($3.2 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($2.7 million). It ranks 401st 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 DENVER (UEI WCUGNQQ8DZU1). 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 Denver: $30M 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 | $113,015 | $17.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17.6M |
| FY2019 | $350,844 | $22.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22.8M |
| FY2020 | $177,268 | $26.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26.4M |
| FY2021 | $27,509 | $41.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $41.9M |
| FY2022 | $36,239 | $14.7M | $1.7M | $0 | $0 | $16.4M |
| FY2023 | $135,397 | $24.8M | $7.8M | $0 | $0 | $32.7M |
| FY2024 | -$18,060 | $17.2M | $8.8M | $0 | $0 | $25.9M |
| FY2025 | $150,231 | $19.8M | $10.3M | $0 | $0 | $30.2M |
| FY2026* | $70,515 | $17.6M | $9.4M | $0 | $0 | $27.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Denver, 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 | $12.8 million | 42.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $8.2 million | 27.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $7.8 million | 25.8% |
| Department of Energy | $487,000 | 1.6% |
| Department of Justice | $425,000 | 1.4% |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $150,320 | 0.5% |
| Department of the Treasury | $147,805 | 0.5% |
| Department of Defense | $132,231 | 0.4% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $49,701 | 0.2% |
| Department of the Interior | $6,904 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.2 million | 23.8% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $3.2 million | 10.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $2.7 million | 9.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $2.6 million | 8.6% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $1.8 million | 5.9% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.7 million | 5.7% |
| Education Research, Development and Dissemination Assistance Listing 84.305 | $1.6 million | 5.3% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $1.2 million | 4.0% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $978,038 | 3.2% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $936,629 | 3.1% |
Other institutions in Colorado
- Colorado State University$657M
- University of Colorado (Boulder)$482M
- University of Colorado (Aurora)$408M
- Colorado Technical University$166M
- Colorado School of Mines$58M
- Metropolitan State University of Denver$46M
- University of Colorado at Denver$29M
- Pikes Peak State College$26M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Denver receive?
- $30.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Denver's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($12.8 million, 42.5%). By type, grants were $19.8 million and contracts $150,231.
- Did University of Denver's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $30.2 million; FY2024: $25.9 million (+16.5%).
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) ba491320-d46d-06fe-9ed0-e829efb55c86-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.