University profileSaint Paul, MNFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of St Thomas get?
University of St Thomas received $16.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 633rd of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $16.8 million to University of St Thomas (Saint Paul, MN), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 633rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of St Thomas.
| University of South Carolina (Spartanburg) #630 · SC | $17M |
| Middlesex Community College #631 · MA | $17M |
| Saginaw Valley State University #632 · MI | $17M |
| University of St Thomas #633 · MN | $17M |
| Georgia Military College #634 · GA | $17M |
| Rowan College South Jersey #635 · NJ | $17M |
| Brookdale Community College #636 · NJ | $17M |
What the money is
That is down 28.6% from FY2024 ($23.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1553.5%. The largest share came as direct payments ($12.5 million, 74.5%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($12.7 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($10.4 million); Basic Scientific Research ($3.3 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($1.6 million). It ranks 633rd 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 ST THOMAS, UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS (UEI LVV9V64A8449, MEQUD34ZB1Y6). 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 St Thomas: $17M in FY2025, up 1553% 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 | $310,046 | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.5M |
| FY2019 | $384,118 | $600,373 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $1.0M |
| FY2020 | $403,081 | $6.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.2M |
| FY2021 | $416,684 | $24.1M | $0 | $0 | -$3,654 | $24.5M |
| FY2022 | $348,532 | $3.1M | $2.9M | $0 | $0 | $6.3M |
| FY2023 | $129,557 | $5.4M | $8.7M | $0 | $0 | $14.2M |
| FY2024 | $184,601 | $12.6M | $10.7M | $0 | $0 | $23.5M |
| FY2025 | $310,655 | $4.0M | $12.5M | $0 | $0 | $16.8M |
| FY2026* | $388,195 | $1.1M | $12.5M | $0 | $0 | $14.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of St Thomas, 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 | $12.7 million | 76.0% |
| Department of Defense | $3.5 million | 21.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $419,720 | 2.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $80,700 | 0.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | -$0 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $10.4 million | 62.0% |
| Basic Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.431 | $3.3 million | 19.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.6 million | 9.3% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $535,964 | 3.2% |
| Graduate Psychology Education Assistance Listing 93.191 | $419,720 | 2.5% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $249,998 | 1.5% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Assistance Listing 15.810 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Space Technology Assistance Listing 43.012 | -$0 | -0.0% |
Other institutions in Minnesota
- University of Minnesota$653M
- Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (Saint Paul)$47M
- Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (Minneapolis)$34M
- Minnesota State University Mankato$23M
- Century College$18M
- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Saint Cloud)$14M
- Augsburg University$13M
- Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (Cambridge)$11M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of St Thomas receive?
- $16.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of St Thomas's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($12.7 million, 76.0%). By type, grants were $4.0 million and contracts $310,655.
- Did University of St Thomas's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $16.8 million; FY2024: $23.5 million (-28.6%).
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) 115a345e-9368-6e89-701f-e92f4f2734f3-C, c48f4b3e-9869-52d3-877d-eaca2c579648-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.