University profileVillanova, PAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania get?
Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania received $20.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 545th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $20.7 million to Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania (Villanova, PA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 545th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania.
| College of William and Mary #542 · VA | $21M |
| Louisiana State University Alexandria #543 · LA | $21M |
| Regent University #544 · VA | $21M |
| Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania #545 · PA | $21M |
| College of Southern Idaho #546 · ID | $21M |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana #547 · LA | $21M |
| Fort Hays State University #548 · KS | $20M |
What the money is
That is up 11.0% from FY2024 ($18.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 114.4%. The largest share came as direct payments ($8.9 million, 42.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($8.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($6.8 million); Engineering ($2.0 million); Computer and Information Science and Engineering ($1.4 million). It ranks 545th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA (UEI EYNYSU6L8ZX6). 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
Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania: $21M in FY2025, up 114% 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 | $37,542 | $4.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.6M |
| FY2019 | $5.9M | $3.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.6M |
| FY2020 | $5.0M | $10.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15.9M |
| FY2021 | $2.8M | $23.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25.8M |
| FY2022 | $4.7M | $8.5M | $1.8M | $0 | $0 | $14.9M |
| FY2023 | $2.0M | $7.4M | $6.7M | $0 | $0 | $16.2M |
| FY2024 | $2.0M | $8.8M | $7.8M | $0 | $0 | $18.6M |
| FY2025 | $3.4M | $8.4M | $8.9M | $0 | $0 | $20.7M |
| FY2026* | $4.0M | $5.6M | $8.6M | $0 | $0 | $18.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania, 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 | $8.9 million | 42.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $5.2 million | 25.2% |
| Department of Defense | $4.0 million | 19.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.3 million | 6.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $826,826 | 4.0% |
| Department of Agriculture | $299,741 | 1.4% |
| Department of the Treasury | $200,000 | 1.0% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $6,500 | 0.0% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $6.8 million | 32.9% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $2.0 million | 9.8% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $1.4 million | 6.8% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.4 million | 6.8% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $950,755 | 4.6% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $826,826 | 4.0% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $662,582 | 3.2% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $544,236 | 2.6% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $446,561 | 2.2% |
| Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Assistance Listing 47.075 | $407,000 | 2.0% |
Other institutions in Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania$889M
- University of Pittsburgh$817M
- Pennsylvania State University (University Park)$659M
- Carnegie-Mellon University$334M
- Temple University$149M
- Pennsylvania State University (State College)$121M
- Drexel University$105M
- Pennsylvania State University (Hershey)$96M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania receive?
- $20.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($8.9 million, 42.9%). By type, grants were $8.4 million and contracts $3.4 million.
- Did Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $20.7 million; FY2024: $18.6 million (+11.0%).
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) 5d3e00c3-06a2-64c0-397d-0912a81a2978-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.