University profileLos Angeles, CAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Southern California get?
University of Southern California received $549.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 29th of 998 institutions (top 3%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $549.0 million to University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 29th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Southern California.
| Ohio State University #26 · OH | $586M |
| Northwestern University #27 · IL | $582M |
| University of Florida #28 · FL | $559M |
| University of Southern California #29 · CA | $549M |
| University of California, Davis #30 · CA | $532M |
| University of California (Berkeley) #31 · CA | $510M |
| University of Maryland, College Park #32 · MD | $504M |
What the money is
That is down 1.1% from FY2024 ($555.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 12.9%. The largest share came as grants ($475.9 million, 86.7%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($373.8 million). Its largest programs were Aging Research ($119.6 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($35.0 million); Computer and Information Science and Engineering ($22.8 million). It ranks 29th 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 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (UEI G88KLJR3KYT5). 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 Southern California: $549M 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 | $81.5M | $407.4M | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $488.8M |
| FY2019 | $67.5M | $418.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $486.3M |
| FY2020 | $63.3M | $472.2M | $53,083 | $0 | $0 | $535.6M |
| FY2021 | $56.1M | $577.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $633.1M |
| FY2022 | $48.9M | $457.8M | $12.8M | $0 | $15,006 | $519.6M |
| FY2023 | $63.2M | $508.2M | $41.2M | $0 | $585,503 | $613.1M |
| FY2024 | $38.9M | $467.5M | $49.0M | $0 | $0 | $555.4M |
| FY2025 | $25.0M | $475.9M | $47.1M | $0 | $1.1M | $549.0M |
| FY2026* | $24.4M | $435.8M | $54.9M | $0 | $5.9M | $520.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Southern California, 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 | $373.8 million | 68.1% |
| Department of Defense | $55.6 million | 10.1% |
| Department of Education | $51.9 million | 9.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $51.7 million | 9.4% |
| Department of Energy | $5.5 million | 1.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $4.0 million | 0.7% |
| Department of Commerce | $2.6 million | 0.5% |
| Department of State | $1.5 million | 0.3% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.5 million | 0.3% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $699,144 | 0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $119.6 million | 21.8% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $35.0 million | 6.4% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $22.8 million | 4.2% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $17.8 million | 3.2% |
| Cancer Treatment Research Assistance Listing 93.395 | $16.2 million | 2.9% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $16.0 million | 2.9% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $14.9 million | 2.7% |
| Cancer Cause and Prevention Research Assistance Listing 93.393 | $13.0 million | 2.4% |
| Oral Diseases and Disorders Research Assistance Listing 93.121 | $12.4 million | 2.3% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $12.0 million | 2.2% |
Other institutions in California
- California Institute of Technology$2.6B
- Stanford University$1.6B
- University of California (Oakland)$1.3B
- University of California, San Diego$1.1B
- University of California, San Francisco$934M
- University of California, Los Angeles$832M
- University of California, Davis$532M
- University of California (Berkeley)$510M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Southern California receive?
- $549.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Southern California's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($373.8 million, 68.1%). By type, grants were $475.9 million and contracts $25.0 million.
- Did University of Southern California's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $549.0 million; FY2024: $555.4 million (-1.1%).
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) 56e7333e-38ec-5402-80b8-4d50309afb4c-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.