University profileLawrence, KSFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Kansas get?
University of Kansas received $32.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 383rd of 998 institutions (top 38%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $32.5 million to University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 383rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Kansas.
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico #380 · PR | $33M |
| Eastern Florida State College #381 · FL | $33M |
| Marquette University #382 · WI | $33M |
| University of Kansas #383 · KS | $32M |
| University of Tennessee (Chattanooga) #384 · TN | $32M |
| Jacksonville State University #385 · AL | $32M |
| California State University East Bay #386 · CA | $32M |
What the money is
That is up 0.4% from FY2024 ($32.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 689.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($32.1 million, 98.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($32.3 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($29.8 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($1.7 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($599,261). It ranks 383rd 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 KANSAS (UEI WGK8J9FEKW65). 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 Kansas: $32M in FY2025, up 690% 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 | $414,573 | $2.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.1M |
| FY2019 | $505,440 | $3.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.1M |
| FY2020 | $231,779 | $18.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19.1M |
| FY2021 | $135,632 | $64.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $64.4M |
| FY2022 | $255,254 | $3.9M | $10.2M | $0 | $0 | $14.4M |
| FY2023 | $409,518 | $1.9M | $23.4M | $0 | $0 | $25.7M |
| FY2024 | $488,532 | $2.9M | $28.9M | $0 | $0 | $32.3M |
| FY2025 | $164,640 | $193,955 | $32.1M | $0 | $0 | $32.5M |
| FY2026* | $298,231 | $382,996 | $31.0M | $0 | $0 | $31.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Kansas, 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 | $32.3 million | 99.5% |
| Department of Defense | $164,640 | 0.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $810 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | -$464 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $29.8 million | 91.8% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.7 million | 5.1% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $599,261 | 1.8% |
| Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children Assistance Listing 84.299 | $363,552 | 1.1% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $29,233 | 0.1% |
| Health Professions Student Loans, Including Primary Care Loans and Loans for Disadvantaged Students Assistance Listing 93.342 | $810 | 0.0% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection Assistance Listing 15.808 | -$464 | -0.0% |
| Supporting Effective Educator Development Program Assistance Listing 84.423 | -$169,943 | -0.5% |
Other institutions in Kansas
- Kansas State University$129M
- University of Kansas Center for Research$98M
- Wichita State University$92M
- Fort Hays State University$20M
- Butler County Community College$13M
- Pittsburg State University$11M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Kansas receive?
- $32.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Kansas's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($32.3 million, 99.5%). By type, grants were $193,955 and contracts $164,640.
- Did University of Kansas's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $32.5 million; FY2024: $32.3 million (+0.4%).
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) 9c1a1de1-d73d-be8f-2a0e-76811ae408ae-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.