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Lyons: Federal funding for university research will decline over time

Rich Lyons · The College Crisis: Heads of Dartmouth & Berkeley Debate the Decline of US Universities · Sep 16, 2025 · at 2:15

Rich Lyons, Chancellor of UC Berkeley, discusses long-term university funding models during a panel on higher education at the All-In Summit.

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“There is less federal funding coming in over time, and I think that's a good bet”

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The claim, plainly

Federal research funding for universities will decrease over time.

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Assessment

The claim requires comparing NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey data over a 5-year period relative to FY2025 (extending through FY2030). As of July 2026, aggregated HERD survey data for FY2025 has not yet been published by NCSES (expected late 2026 or early 2027), and data for subsequent years through FY2030 does not yet exist.

NSF HERD survey data for FY2025 is scheduled for release in late 2026 or early 2027.
Evaluating a net decrease over a 5-year period relative to FY2025 requires HERD data through FY2030, which will not be available until late 2030 or early 2031.

Checked against

[1] nsf.gov [2] forbes.com [3] herdsurvey.org [4] nsf.gov [5] jm-aq.com [6] aera.net [7] washington.edu [8] highereddive.com

federal research funding to universities budget trends FY2025 FY2026 NSF HERD survey federal research funding higher education FY2024 FY2025

assessed as of 2026-07-30

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