NAICS 61131: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

NAICS industry

Code facts

Codes under it
1
Contract awards
1,335 In the last 12 months
Contract obligations
$848,217,457 In FY2025

NAICS codes and definitions come from the U.S. Census Bureau, size standards from the SBA and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $15,924,741
FY2026 $678,420,601
FY2025 $848,217,457
FY2024 $686,018,405
FY2023 $792,451,357

Top contractors by obligations

Rank Contractor Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 The Trustees Of Princeton University $167,695,674
2 Vanderbilt University Medical Center $20,607,754
3 Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center, Inc. $12,868,051
4 The University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center $10,625,561
5 Medical Faculty Associates, Inc. $10,433,273
6 University Emergency Medical Services Inc. $10,103,511
7 Duke University Health System, Inc. $9,509,784
8 University Of Louisville $9,287,066
9 Oregon Health & Science University $7,998,189
10 University Of Maryland Emergency Medicine Associates, P.a. $7,838,768

See the full FY2025 ranking of NAICS 61131 contractors, by parent company.

Top funding agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Department of Veterans Affairs $228,821,115
2 Department of the Navy Department of Defense $214,567,314
3 Department of Energy $167,430,414
4 Department of the Army Department of Defense $24,300,242
5 National Aeronautics and Space Administration $12,675,883
6 Department of Health and Human Services $12,341,473
7 US Cyber Command Department of Defense $7,419,925
8 Air Force Department of Defense $6,898,331
9 Department of Justice $3,326,224
10 Department of the Interior $3,145,080
Rank PSC code Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 U005 Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees $201,971,009
2 M181 Operation of Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) R&D Facilities $170,414,815
3 Q523 Surgery Services $68,472,754
4 Q529 Emergency Medicine Services $31,280,567
5 U009 Education Services $27,602,899
6 Q522 Radiology Services $23,237,589
7 U008 Training/Curriculum Development $16,624,692
8 Q510 Neurology Services $15,580,488
9 Q502 Cardiology $14,688,632
10 Q501 Anesthesiology Services $11,991,095

Contract obligations by state

Rank Place of performance Obligated, last 12 months Share
1 New Jersey $170,380,455
2 California $36,029,954
3 New York $34,539,961
4 Maryland $33,504,001
5 Pennsylvania $32,115,902
6 District of Columbia $27,911,943
7 Virginia $27,700,504
8 Texas $26,567,679
9 Massachusetts $22,547,305
10 Tennessee $21,747,336
11 Florida $16,697,649
12 North Carolina $15,687,576
13 Indiana $12,359,060
14 Colorado $9,143,134
15 Michigan $8,732,589
16 Ohio $8,563,272
17 South Carolina $7,707,382
18 Connecticut $6,961,389
19 Utah $6,749,385
20 Oregon $6,620,610
21 Washington $6,575,607
22 Alabama $6,530,436
23 Arizona $6,120,772
24 New Mexico $5,987,055
25 Missouri $5,922,025
26 Nebraska $5,902,213
27 West Virginia $5,595,918
28 Vermont $4,395,627
29 Kansas $4,327,903
30 Iowa $4,189,188
31 Wisconsin $3,969,479
32 Louisiana $3,898,895
33 Illinois $3,700,048
34 Kentucky $3,292,817
35 Idaho $2,951,797
36 Hawaii $2,261,457
37 Oklahoma $2,138,709
38 Georgia $2,055,307
39 Maine $2,037,366
40 Rhode Island $1,899,809
41 Mississippi $1,470,843
42 Nevada $878,922
43 New Hampshire $682,308
44 Alaska $606,693
45 Minnesota $519,376
46 Arkansas $493,486
47 Puerto Rico $450,514
48 South Dakota $364,641
49 Delaware $174,352
50 Montana $147,453
51 North Dakota $16,115
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Shares are of everything obligated under NAICS 61131 in the last 12 months before deobligations, including work performed abroad or with no place of performance on record.

Contract opportunities

Notice Posted Due
Physical Medicine Advance Course Solicitation · Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFIMSC) · FA800327Q0002
GTPE Training Package Solicitation · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)
U008--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Implementation Science Training Special Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (VHA)
USC Operational and Logistical Support for SeaPRISM & SMARTs Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Executive leadership training Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Analysis of CRM-HL Force and Surface Pressure Data Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Development of Zirconium Carbide and superior high temperature ceramics for nuclear fission applications. Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Academic Industrial Liasson Program Award Notice · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) —
Rotations for Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Residency and Fellowship Training Programs Solicitation · National Institutes of Health
Physical Medicine Advance Course Pre-Solicitation · Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFIMSC) · FA800327KC0001
NIH-wide Doctoral Partnership Training Program - University of Cambridge Pre-Solicitation · Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
NIH-wide Doctoral Partnership Training Program - University of Oxford Pre-Solicitation · Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
Obtain Clinical Cohort of Patients with Associated Clinical Outcomes, Radiologic Images, and Associated De-Identified Radiology Reports Solicitation · Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH)
AI system tailored to the Mars Exploration Analog Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Base Award - USAB - Webinar Support Award Notice · Interior Business Center (DO) —
Harvard Kennedy School Training Course Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Prototype Operational Modeling Framework for Manifest Feasibility in support of NASA KSC Spaceport Digital Twin Solicitation · Shared Services Center
MIT Collaborative Research Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Radio-Frequency (RF) Systems for the Electron Ion Collider (EIC) Pre-Solicitation · Office of Science
Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Victoria University Special Notice · Office of the Secretary
Completion, validation, and Spaceport Digital Twin (SDT) integration of the existing prototype SUMO-based Spaceport Traffic Model in support of NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Spaceport Integration & Services (SI) Directorate Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Dynamic Genome: Mitochondrial CHIP Calling Solicitation · Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH)
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Educational Services Solicitation · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)
NIMH-UCL Tuition Payment for Doctoral Students Solicitation · Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH)
To make significant progress toward our understanding of the climate evolution and habitability of Mars, using the in situ SAM data, in particular, and related remote sensing data from relevant ground-based telescopes and spacecraft, in general Special Notice · Shared Services Center
AN13--Research Prototype Design/Fabrication Intraocular Pressure Special Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 (VHA)
Subject matter expert (SME) for the use of thigh cuffs developed by SME Special Notice · Shared Services Center
CO-ntrl resrcs prgm CTR wildlife disease Award Notice · Fish and Wildlife Service —
Thermoplastic composite tank manufacturing pathfinder, to reduce risk in tank fabrication with this material Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Supplemental Courses for 4J - Other Than Full And Open Justification Limited / Sole Source Justification · Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFIMSC) —
Anisotropic Mechanical Behavior Characterization of Additively Manufactured Components. Special Notice · Shared Services Center
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – Cybersecurity Research and Development Services Solicitation · ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Support from Florida Institute of Technology, INC on Foundational Document and Engineering Data Infrastructure Special Notice · Shared Services Center
III AC Education Services Solicitation · Department of the Army
Analyze Brain MRIs for brain volumetrics and cerebrospinal spinal fluid Hydrodynamics. Special Notice · Shared Services Center
On Site Rescue Training and Certification Solicitation · MICC Fort Sam Houston
Notice of intent to sole source – purdue university / gtap consortium Special Notice · International Trade Commission
1305M226P0186 CORS Processing Framework Dev. Award Notice · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration —
Notice of Intent - Sole Source - General Dynamics Special Notice · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)
Development of an automated design optimization workflow coupling deep-learning based tools with the existing Loci/CHEM suite for simulation of optimal aerospike nozzle design. Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Correlation of Process-Induced Defects and Mechanical Performance in LPBF Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Evaluating Improved Knee-Save device in Deep Squatting Tasks Solicitation · CDC Office of Acquisition Services
Educational Services Solicitation · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)
Characterization and Fatigue and Tensile Testing of Additive JBK-75 Alloy Special Notice · Shared Services Center
analysis of Ophthalmic Images to quantify Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular measures. . Special Notice · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Senior Executive Fellows Leadership Training Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Screen candidate subjects for eligibility to participate in a spaceflight study Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Defense language Institute Accrediting Commission for Community Colleges Special Notice · MICC Fort Eustis
Generative AI for NASA Earth Science Mission Data Hackweek Solicitation · Shared Services Center
Homeland Security Institute (HSI) Seminar Services Solicitation · Army National Guard
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Codes under 61131

NAICS code Size standard
611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $34.5 million in average annual receipts

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in furnishing academic courses and granting degrees at baccalaureate or graduate levels. The requirement for admission is at least a high school diploma or equivalent general academic training. Instruction may be provided in diverse settings, such as the establishment's or client's training facilities, educational institutions, the workplace, or the home, and through diverse means, such as correspondence, television, the Internet, or other electronic and distance-learning methods.

The training provided by these establishments may include the use of simulators and simulation methods.

Illustrative examples

  • Academies, college or university
  • Academies, military service (college)
  • Business colleges or schools offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
  • Colleges (except junior colleges)
  • Colleges, universities, and professional schools
  • Conservatories of music (colleges or universities)
  • Dental schools
  • Hospital management schools offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
  • Hospitality management schools offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
  • Law schools
  • Medical schools
  • Military academies, college level
  • Military service academies (college)
  • Parochial schools, college level
  • Private colleges (except community or junior college)
  • Professional schools (e.g., business administration, dental, law, medical)
  • Schools, correspondence, college level
  • Schools, medical
  • Schools, professional (colleges or universities)
  • Seminaries, theological, offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
  • Theological seminaries offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
  • Universities
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Quick answers

What is NAICS 61131?

NAICS 61131 is Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, a NAICS industry in NAICS 61, Educational Services.

What is the NAICS code for law schools?

The NAICS code for law schools is 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Its SBA small business size standard is $34.5 million in average annual receipts.

What is the NAICS code for universities?

The NAICS code for universities is 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Its SBA small business size standard is $34.5 million in average annual receipts.

What is the NAICS code for dental schools?

The NAICS code for dental schools is 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Its SBA small business size standard is $34.5 million in average annual receipts.

What codes are under NAICS 61131?

NAICS 61131 has one code under it with its own GovTribe page, 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.

How much do federal agencies spend under NAICS 61131?

Federal contracts under NAICS 61131 obligated $848,217,457 in fiscal year 2025 and $3,021,032,561 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Who are the largest contractors under NAICS 61131?

The contractors with the most obligated under NAICS 61131 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are The Trustees Of Princeton University ($167,695,674); Vanderbilt University Medical Center ($20,607,754); and Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center, Inc. ($12,868,051).

Which agencies buy the most under NAICS 61131?

The agencies that obligated the most under NAICS 61131 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Department of Veterans Affairs ($228,821,115), Department of the Navy ($214,567,314) and Department of Energy ($167,430,414).

Which PSC codes are used with NAICS 61131?

The PSC codes with the most obligated under NAICS 61131 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are U005 Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees; M181 Operation of Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) R&D Facilities; and Q523 Surgery Services.

Where is the work under NAICS 61131 performed?

By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under NAICS 61131 over the last 12 months are New Jersey ($170,380,455), California ($36,029,954) and New York ($34,539,961).

What is the latest contract opportunity under NAICS 61131?

The latest contract opportunity under NAICS 61131 is Physical Medicine Advance Course, solicitation from Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFIMSC), posted October 26, 2026.

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