University profileRochester, NYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Rochester get?
University of Rochester received $346.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 55th of 998 institutions (top 6%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $346.0 million to University of Rochester (Rochester, NY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 55th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Rochester.
| Baylor College of Medicine #52 · TX | $355M |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center #53 · TX | $351M |
| Cornell University #54 · NY | $351M |
| University of Rochester #55 · NY | $346M |
| University of Illinois (Chicago) #56 · IL | $338M |
| University of Houston System (Houston) #57 · TX | $337M |
| Carnegie-Mellon University #58 · PA | $334M |
What the money is
That is down 6.8% from FY2024 ($371.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 13.2%. The largest share came as grants ($327.7 million, 94.7%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($190.3 million). Its largest programs were Stewardship Science Grant Program ($95.1 million); Cardiovascular Diseases Research ($17.0 million); Aging Research ($15.4 million). It ranks 55th 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 ROCHESTER (UEI F27KDXZMF9Y8). 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 Rochester: $346M in FY2025, up 13% 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 | $15.5M | $282.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $298.3M |
| FY2019 | $8.8M | $296.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $305.6M |
| FY2020 | $10.7M | $304.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $315.3M |
| FY2021 | $788,189 | $330.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $330.9M |
| FY2022 | $8.4M | $317.6M | $5.8M | $0 | $0 | $331.8M |
| FY2023 | $10.3M | $349.9M | $9.3M | $0 | $0 | $369.4M |
| FY2024 | $5.9M | $355.4M | $10.1M | $0 | $0 | $371.4M |
| FY2025 | $5.0M | $327.7M | $10.7M | $0 | $2.7M | $346.0M |
| FY2026* | $7.0M | $363.8M | $14.6M | $0 | $575,000 | $386.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Rochester, 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 | $190.3 million | 55.0% |
| Department of Energy | $105.9 million | 30.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $20.0 million | 5.8% |
| Department of Defense | $16.3 million | 4.7% |
| Department of Education | $11.5 million | 3.3% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.4 million | 0.4% |
| Department of Commerce | $198,765 | 0.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $150,000 | 0.0% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $142,997 | 0.0% |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | $104,801 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stewardship Science Grant Program Assistance Listing 81.112 | $95.1 million | 27.5% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $17.0 million | 4.9% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $15.4 million | 4.5% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $14.7 million | 4.3% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $13.6 million | 3.9% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $10.8 million | 3.1% |
| Vision Research Assistance Listing 93.867 | $10.0 million | 2.9% |
| Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.846 | $9.6 million | 2.8% |
| Environmental Health Assistance Listing 93.113 | $9.6 million | 2.8% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $8.5 million | 2.5% |
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
- 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
- Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York)$83M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Rochester receive?
- $346.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Rochester's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($190.3 million, 55.0%). By type, grants were $327.7 million and contracts $5.0 million.
- Did University of Rochester's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $346.0 million; FY2024: $371.4 million (-6.8%).
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) f8e3456f-8dec-1441-72b9-fa2b342bdb94-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.