University profileRock Hill, SCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Winthrop University get?
Winthrop University received $19.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 558th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $19.9 million to Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 558th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Winthrop University.
| University of Wisconsin System (Whitewater) #555 · WI | $20M |
| Southern University and A&M College System (New Orleans) #556 · LA | $20M |
| Salish Kootenai College #557 · MT | $20M |
| Winthrop University #558 · SC | $20M |
| Colorado Mesa University #559 · CO | $20M |
| Bossier Parish Community College #560 · LA | $20M |
| Drake University #561 · IA | $20M |
What the money is
That is up 26.3% from FY2024 ($15.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 505.3%. The largest share came as direct payments ($12.6 million, 63.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($19.7 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($12.0 million); Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) ($6.0 million); English Language Acquisition State Grants ($555,510). It ranks 558th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (UEI N3KZE4TMNUM4). 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
Winthrop University: $20M in FY2025, up 505% 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 | $0 | $1.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.0M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $3.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.3M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $7.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.2M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $26.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26.9M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $2.4M | $4.2M | $0 | $0 | $6.6M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $2.3M | $9.2M | $0 | $0 | $11.5M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $4.9M | $10.8M | $0 | $0 | $15.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $7.4M | $12.6M | $0 | $0 | $19.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $1.4M | $12.9M | $0 | $0 | $14.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Winthrop 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 | $19.7 million | 98.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $192,456 | 1.0% |
| National Endowment for the Arts | $20,000 | 0.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $12.0 million | 60.2% |
| Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) Assistance Listing 84.411 | $6.0 million | 30.1% |
| English Language Acquisition State Grants Assistance Listing 84.365 | $555,510 | 2.8% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $286,109 | 1.4% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $272,364 | 1.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $244,589 | 1.2% |
| Arts in Education Assistance Listing 84.351 | $239,988 | 1.2% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $203,254 | 1.0% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $192,456 | 1.0% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $142,594 | 0.7% |
Other institutions in South Carolina
- Clemson University$204M
- University of South Carolina (Columbia)$182M
- Medical University of South Carolina$159M
- South Carolina State University$45M
- Greenville Technical College Public Facilities Corporation$40M
- Coastal Carolina University$22M
- College of Charleston$19M
- Benedict College$19M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Winthrop University receive?
- $19.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Winthrop University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($19.7 million, 98.9%). By type, grants were $7.4 million and contracts $0.
- Did Winthrop University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $19.9 million; FY2024: $15.8 million (+26.3%).
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) ccf642d4-bd58-286e-261d-d0f97e0ed9d9-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.