University profileColumbia, SCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of South Carolina (Columbia) get?
University of South Carolina (Columbia) received $181.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 105th of 998 institutions (top 11%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $181.5 million to University of South Carolina (Columbia) (Columbia, SC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 105th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of South Carolina (Columbia).
| University of Nebraska (Omaha) #102 · NE | $187M |
| Liberty University #103 · VA | $185M |
| California State University -Fullerton #104 · CA | $184M |
| University of South Carolina (Columbia) #105 · SC | $182M |
| Indiana University (Bloomington) #106 · IN | $181M |
| University of Tennessee (Knoxville) #107 · TN | $180M |
| Nevada System of Higher Education (Reno) #108 · NV | $179M |
What the money is
That is down 25.5% from FY2024 ($243.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 87.8%. The largest share came as grants ($125.9 million, 69.4%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($71.3 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($49.9 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($11.5 million); Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs ($10.2 million). It ranks 105th 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 SOUTH CAROLINA (UEI GAK2H9KFYRF9, J22LNTMEDP73). 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 South Carolina (Columbia): $182M in FY2025, up 88% 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 | $1.9M | $93.9M | $0 | $0 | $35,000 | $95.8M |
| FY2019 | $1.5M | $95.2M | $0 | $0 | -$224 | $96.7M |
| FY2020 | $2.6M | $135.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $138.2M |
| FY2021 | $3.7M | $265.1M | $985,928 | $0 | $80,000 | $269.8M |
| FY2022 | $18.4M | $114.2M | $18.1M | $0 | $30,000 | $150.7M |
| FY2023 | $20.7M | $170.3M | $37.6M | $0 | $134,421 | $228.8M |
| FY2024 | $23.1M | $174.0M | $46.6M | $0 | $46,056 | $243.7M |
| FY2025 | $2.6M | $125.9M | $52.9M | $0 | $0 | $181.5M |
| FY2026* | $3.0M | $123.3M | $54.0M | $0 | $383,000 | $180.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of South Carolina (Columbia), 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 | $71.3 million | 39.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $69.0 million | 38.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $16.7 million | 9.2% |
| Department of Commerce | $12.9 million | 7.1% |
| Department of Energy | $7.2 million | 4.0% |
| Department of Defense | $5.8 million | 3.2% |
| Small Business Administration | $1.6 million | 0.9% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $519,210 | 0.3% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $488,106 | 0.3% |
| Department of Agriculture | $471,164 | 0.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $49.9 million | 27.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $11.5 million | 6.3% |
| Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs Assistance Listing 11.039 | $10.2 million | 5.6% |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Assistance Listing 84.334 | $10.0 million | 5.5% |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.865 | $7.9 million | 4.4% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $6.9 million | 3.8% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $6.4 million | 3.5% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $6.1 million | 3.4% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $5.8 million | 3.2% |
| Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders Assistance Listing 93.173 | $5.2 million | 2.8% |
Other institutions in South Carolina
- Clemson University$204M
- Medical University of South Carolina$159M
- South Carolina State University$45M
- Greenville Technical College Public Facilities Corporation$40M
- Coastal Carolina University$22M
- Winthrop University$20M
- College of Charleston$19M
- Benedict College$19M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of South Carolina receive?
- $181.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of South Carolina's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($71.3 million, 39.3%). By type, grants were $125.9 million and contracts $2.6 million.
- Did University of South Carolina's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $181.5 million; FY2024: $243.7 million (-25.5%).
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) 873ae72b-bace-b481-a973-8304b7346bc0-C, eda57734-38d0-929b-49af-c97bf1fe934d-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.