University profileDayton, OHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Wright State University get?
Wright State University received $35.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 355th of 998 institutions (top 36%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $35.6 million to Wright State University (Dayton, OH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 355th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Wright State University.
| Texas A&M International University #352 · TX | $36M |
| Saint Louis University #353 · MO | $36M |
| Missouri State University #354 · MO | $36M |
| Wright State University #355 · OH | $36M |
| Daytona State College #356 · FL | $36M |
| Los Angeles Community College District #357 · CA | $35M |
| Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) #358 · IL | $35M |
What the money is
That is up 33.7% from FY2024 ($26.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 53.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($20.3 million, 56.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($23.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($19.2 million); Engineering ($3.2 million); American History and Civics Education ($2.7 million). It ranks 355th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI NPT2UNTNHJZ1). 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
Wright State University: $36M in FY2025, up 54% 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 | $7.0M | $17.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24.7M |
| FY2019 | $6.3M | $16.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23.1M |
| FY2020 | $3.1M | $32.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35.5M |
| FY2021 | $3.4M | $54.8M | $1.6M | $0 | $14,931 | $59.7M |
| FY2022 | $1.2M | $10.5M | $8.1M | $0 | $0 | $19.8M |
| FY2023 | $325,739 | $10.2M | $15.0M | $0 | -$8 | $25.6M |
| FY2024 | $238,743 | $8.4M | $17.9M | $0 | $0 | $26.6M |
| FY2025 | $358,039 | $15.0M | $20.3M | $0 | $0 | $35.6M |
| FY2026* | $153,245 | $11.7M | $20.9M | $0 | $0 | $32.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Wright State 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 | $23.0 million | 64.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $8.0 million | 22.4% |
| National Science Foundation | $4.0 million | 11.4% |
| Department of Defense | $493,522 | 1.4% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $98,939 | 0.3% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $19.2 million | 53.9% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $3.2 million | 9.0% |
| American History and Civics Education Assistance Listing 84.422 | $2.7 million | 7.6% |
| Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.846 | $1.1 million | 3.1% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $1.1 million | 3.1% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $988,222 | 2.8% |
| Primary Care Training and Enhancement Assistance Listing 93.884 | $945,335 | 2.7% |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance Assistance Listing 93.243 | $829,994 | 2.3% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $800,000 | 2.2% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $741,754 | 2.1% |
Other institutions in Ohio
- Ohio State University$586M
- University of Dayton$262M
- Case Western Reserve University$217M
- University of Cincinnati$199M
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University$117M
- Kent State University$83M
- Ohio University$61M
- University of Toledo$52M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Wright State University receive?
- $35.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Wright State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($23.0 million, 64.5%). By type, grants were $15.0 million and contracts $358,039.
- Did Wright State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $35.6 million; FY2024: $26.6 million (+33.7%).
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) 9cbb9d2c-e166-3303-6189-6280f83b64a4-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.