How big are federal contracts in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools nationwide?
5,029 awards made FY2024–FY2026 under NAICS 611310. Each award counts once, at its value now (base plus exercised options). Contracts, purchase orders, orders under contract vehicles and vehicle ceilings are shown apart: mixing them would put $5K orders next to $500M ceilings.
By kind of award
Award values by kind
Kind
Awards
10th pct
25th pct
Median
75th pct
90th pct
Definitive contracts
198
$69.8K
$162.1K
$386.8K
$1.11M
$2.79M
Purchase orders
799
$10.5K
$16.4K
$38.7K
$120.0K
$247.9K
Orders under contract vehicles
3,885
$8.1K
$22.2K
$69.4K
$245.3K
$667.6K
Contract vehicles (ceilings)
147
$210.0K
$584.1K
$1.50M
$4.90M
$11.12M
Definitive contracts are stand-alone contracts; purchase orders are mostly simplified acquisitions (under $350K since October 2025, $250K before). Orders are task and delivery orders and BPA calls placed under a vehicle. A vehicle's ceiling is what it may be worth with every option, often shared by many companies, not what was spent.
From USAspending.gov prime award data: the base action of each award (modification 0) in the fiscal years shown, with its industry, place, set-aside and competition; values as of the latest action. Percentiles are actual awards' values; with fewer than 5 awards only the count is shown. This page shows what was awarded; it is not a suggested price for any bid.
Typical federal contract size: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (NAICS 611310) nationwide · SpendQuery