University profileNew Haven, CTFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Yale University get?
Yale University received $795.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 16th of 998 institutions (top 2%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $795.7 million to Yale University (New Haven, CT), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 16th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Yale University.
| Washington University #13 · MO | $821M |
| University of Pittsburgh #14 · PA | $817M |
| University of Texas at Austin #15 · TX | $800M |
| Yale University #16 · CT | $796M |
| University of Wisconsin System (Madison) #17 · WI | $774M |
| Duke University #18 · NC | $762M |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill #19 · NC | $690M |
What the money is
That is up 2.4% from FY2024 ($776.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 32.5%. The largest share came as grants ($766.9 million, 96.4%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($688.8 million). Its largest programs were Mental Health Research Grants ($79.4 million); Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($72.8 million); Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs ($60.9 million). It ranks 16th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names YALE UNIV (UEI FL6GV84CKN57). 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
Yale University: $796M in FY2025, up 32% 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 | $5.1M | $532.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $537.4M |
| FY2019 | $7.3M | $593.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600.7M |
| FY2020 | $9.6M | $645.8M | $0 | $0 | $39,715 | $655.5M |
| FY2021 | $11.8M | $680.0M | $0 | $0 | -$84 | $691.7M |
| FY2022 | $8.6M | $651.9M | $3.0M | $0 | $96,864 | $663.5M |
| FY2023 | $7.2M | $737.7M | $11.7M | $0 | $3.2M | $759.8M |
| FY2024 | $7.7M | $749.6M | $19.6M | $0 | $29,188 | $776.9M |
| FY2025 | $8.9M | $766.9M | $19.6M | $0 | $275,995 | $795.7M |
| FY2026* | $11.0M | $737.1M | $35.4M | $0 | $430,000 | $784.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Yale 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 Health and Human Services | $688.8 million | 86.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $39.7 million | 5.0% |
| Department of Defense | $34.8 million | 4.4% |
| Department of Education | $16.5 million | 2.1% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $6.8 million | 0.9% |
| Department of Energy | $5.7 million | 0.7% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $2.1 million | 0.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.0 million | 0.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $333,369 | 0.0% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $79.4 million | 10.0% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $72.8 million | 9.1% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $60.9 million | 7.6% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $54.1 million | 6.8% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $48.6 million | 6.1% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $41.5 million | 5.2% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $38.8 million | 4.9% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $38.0 million | 4.8% |
| Trans-NIH Research Support Assistance Listing 93.310 | $32.6 million | 4.1% |
| Alcohol Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.273 | $21.8 million | 2.7% |
Other institutions in Connecticut
- University of Connecticut (Storrs)$129M
- Post University$94M
- Community-Technical College$87M
- University of Connecticut Health Center$60M
- University of Connecticut (Storrs Mansfield)$58M
- Central Connecticut State University$25M
- University of New Haven$14M
- Sacred Heart University$12M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Yale University receive?
- $795.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Yale University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($688.8 million, 86.6%). By type, grants were $766.9 million and contracts $8.9 million.
- Did Yale University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $795.7 million; FY2024: $776.9 million (+2.4%).
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) 1882697f-2df0-529a-ed60-116702c184a7-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.