University profileSan Antonio, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Texas at San Antonio get?
University of Texas at San Antonio received $147.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 129th of 998 institutions (top 13%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $147.1 million to University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 129th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Texas at San Antonio.
| Wayne State University #126 · MI | $149M |
| Northeastern University #127 · MA | $149M |
| University of Alabama #128 · AL | $149M |
| University of Texas at San Antonio #129 · TX | $147M |
| Texas State University #130 · TX | $144M |
| Valencia College #131 · FL | $143M |
| University of Louisville #132 · KY | $142M |
What the money is
That is down 8.9% from FY2024 ($161.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 288.7%. The largest share came as direct payments ($106.9 million, 72.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($111.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($103.3 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($5.2 million); Engineering ($3.7 million). It ranks 129th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (UEI U44ZMVYU52U6). 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 San Antonio: $147M in FY2025, up 289% 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 | $2.2M | $38.7M | $0 | $0 | $239,700 | $41.1M |
| FY2019 | $312,044 | $37.5M | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $37.8M |
| FY2020 | $578,892 | $118.5M | $0 | $0 | -$252 | $119.1M |
| FY2021 | $994,177 | $190.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $191.4M |
| FY2022 | $1.7M | $63.0M | $37.5M | $0 | $401,800 | $102.6M |
| FY2023 | $977,999 | $60.6M | $76.3M | $0 | $925,000 | $138.8M |
| FY2024 | $854,836 | $69.7M | $91.2M | $0 | -$201,800 | $161.5M |
| FY2025 | $707,269 | $39.5M | $106.9M | $0 | $0 | $147.1M |
| FY2026* | $469,418 | $25.6M | $115.3M | $0 | $0 | $141.4M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Texas at San Antonio, 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 | $111.5 million | 75.8% |
| National Science Foundation | $12.6 million | 8.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $9.3 million | 6.3% |
| Department of Energy | $4.3 million | 2.9% |
| Department of Defense | $3.4 million | 2.3% |
| Small Business Administration | $3.3 million | 2.3% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.6 million | 1.1% |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $754,597 | 0.5% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $199,961 | 0.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $142,792 | 0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $103.3 million | 70.2% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $5.2 million | 3.6% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $3.7 million | 2.5% |
| Small Business Development Centers Assistance Listing 59.037 | $3.4 million | 2.3% |
| Minority Economic Impact Assistance Listing 81.137 | $3.1 million | 2.1% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $2.3 million | 1.6% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $2.2 million | 1.5% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $2.1 million | 1.4% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $2.1 million | 1.4% |
| National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program Assistance Listing 81.123 | $1.9 million | 1.3% |
Other institutions in Texas
- University of Texas at Austin$800M
- 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
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Texas at San Antonio receive?
- $147.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Texas at San Antonio's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($111.5 million, 75.8%). By type, grants were $39.5 million and contracts $707,269.
- Did University of Texas at San Antonio's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $147.1 million; FY2024: $161.5 million (-8.9%).
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) 4bb4ed53-41bf-76e0-acf5-d7192a269685-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.