University profileSalt Lake City, UTFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Western Governors University get?
Western Governors University received $494.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 33rd of 998 institutions (top 3%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $494.2 million to Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, UT), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 33rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Western Governors University.
| University of California, Davis #30 · CA | $532M |
| University of California (Berkeley) #31 · CA | $510M |
| University of Maryland, College Park #32 · MD | $504M |
| Western Governors University #33 · UT | $494M |
| University of Colorado (Boulder) #34 · CO | $482M |
| Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp #35 · GA | $478M |
| University of Arizona #36 · AZ | $465M |
What the money is
That is up 30.3% from FY2024 ($379.2 million). The largest share came as direct payments ($482.8 million, 97.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($482.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($469.0 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($12.6 million); Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) ($1.1 million). It ranks 33rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY (UEI LLSKS9FXDR63). 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
Western Governors University: $494M in FY2025
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 | $0 | $147,398 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $147,398 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2020 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| FY2021 | $0 | $59.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $59.2M |
| FY2022 | $174,000 | $0 | $100.9M | $0 | $0 | $101.0M |
| FY2023 | $695,500 | $0 | $265.9M | $0 | $0 | $266.6M |
| FY2024 | $4.3M | $115,631 | $374.8M | $0 | $0 | $379.2M |
| FY2025 | $11.2M | $164,788 | $482.8M | $0 | $0 | $494.2M |
| FY2026* | $5.6M | $186,828 | $498.9M | $0 | $0 | $504.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Western Governors University, 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 | $482.8 million | 97.7% |
| Department of Defense | $11.4 million | 2.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $469.0 million | 94.9% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $12.6 million | 2.5% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $1.1 million | 0.2% |
| Information Security Grants Assistance Listing 12.902 | $164,788 | 0.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $80,000 | 0.0% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Utah
- University of Utah$437M
- Utah State University$100M
- Brigham Young University$99M
- Utah Valley University$84M
- Weber State University$39M
- Southern Utah University$35M
- Salt Lake Community College$35M
- Utah Tech University$22M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Western Governors University receive?
- $494.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Western Governors University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($482.8 million, 97.7%). By type, grants were $164,788 and contracts $11.2 million.
- Did Western Governors University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $494.2 million; FY2024: $379.2 million (+30.3%).
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) 313a6489-442a-4f34-5b6b-661b3f06f168-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.