University profileAustin, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Texas at Austin get?
University of Texas at Austin received $799.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 15th of 998 institutions (top 2%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $799.7 million to University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 15th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Texas at Austin.
| University of California, Los Angeles #12 · CA | $832M |
| Washington University #13 · MO | $821M |
| University of Pittsburgh #14 · PA | $817M |
| University of Texas at Austin #15 · TX | $800M |
| Yale University #16 · CT | $796M |
| University of Wisconsin System (Madison) #17 · WI | $774M |
| Duke University #18 · NC | $762M |
What the money is
That is down 10.7% from FY2024 ($895.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 77.6%. The largest share came as grants ($484.0 million, 60.5%). The Department of Defense was the biggest funder ($244.5 million). Its largest programs were Computer and Information Science and Engineering ($145.7 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($81.8 million); Research and Technology Development ($76.5 million). It ranks 15th 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 TEXAS AT AUSTIN (UEI KXR1ARKP85L4, MG1PPMPNS9G3, V6AFQPN18437). 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 Texas at Austin: $800M in FY2025, up 78% 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 | $100.5M | $345.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $445.9M |
| FY2019 | $125.3M | $325.1M | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $450.4M |
| FY2020 | $140.9M | $343.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $484.4M |
| FY2021 | $134.9M | $462.8M | $9.7M | $0 | $24,921 | $607.4M |
| FY2022 | $131.2M | $353.9M | $32.5M | $0 | $0 | $517.6M |
| FY2023 | $129.8M | $435.2M | $67.9M | $0 | $0 | $632.9M |
| FY2024 | $157.8M | $442.8M | $78.8M | $0 | $216.0M | $895.4M |
| FY2025 | $151.7M | $484.0M | $88.7M | $0 | $75.3M | $799.7M |
| FY2026* | $110.2M | $508.3M | $84.2M | $0 | $129.8M | $832.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Texas at Austin, 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 Defense | $244.5 million | 30.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $215.0 million | 26.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $131.5 million | 16.4% |
| Department of Education | $117.6 million | 14.7% |
| Department of Energy | $62.0 million | 7.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $17.3 million | 2.2% |
| National Archives and Records Administration | $3.4 million | 0.4% |
| Department of Transportation | $3.3 million | 0.4% |
| Department of Commerce | $2.3 million | 0.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.5 million | 0.2% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $145.7 million | 18.2% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $81.8 million | 10.2% |
| Research and Technology Development Assistance Listing 12.910 | $76.5 million | 9.6% |
| Fossil Energy Research and Development Assistance Listing 81.089 | $39.7 million | 5.0% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $20.4 million | 2.6% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $20.0 million | 2.5% |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Assistance Listing 84.334 | $19.9 million | 2.5% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $19.3 million | 2.4% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $16.6 million | 2.1% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $15.4 million | 1.9% |
Other institutions in Texas
- Baylor College of Medicine$355M
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$351M
- University of Houston System (Houston)$337M
- University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center$289M
- Texas A & M University$204M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$201M
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$197M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio$165M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Texas at Austin receive?
- $799.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Texas at Austin's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Defense ($244.5 million, 30.6%). By type, grants were $484.0 million and contracts $151.7 million.
- Did University of Texas at Austin's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $799.7 million; FY2024: $895.4 million (-10.7%).
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) 395e4a2c-bac8-c9f0-4271-75643a4de192-C, f429caf7-a212-0335-4424-29e2faced514-C, 215fe799-bdb9-2a05-382f-25774afd4496-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.