Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 611310: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 611310.

NAICS 611310 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$28.9B
Total awards
51,914 awards
Active obligations
$3.1B
Size standard
$34,500,000 receipts

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 611310 covers degree-granting institutions and professional schools providing undergraduate, graduate, and professional instruction, classroom and laboratory teaching, curriculum delivery, academic support services, and institutional research activities.

Federal opportunities under 611310 typically involve contracting academic instruction, workforce training, sponsored research partnerships, curriculum development, student support services, or facility use agreements to meet agency education, training, or research objectives and reporting requirements.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$527.2M
Awards
1,875
Average award
$281.2K
Change from FY2024
+8.8%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$95,000

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

National Institutes of Health

PIID
75N98026P01043
PSC
U008 - EDUCATION/TRAINING- TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

$123,310

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

National Institutes of Health

PIID
75N98026P01035
PSC
U008 - EDUCATION/TRAINING- TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

$150,834

GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY

National Institutes of Health

PIID
75N98026P01039
PSC
U008 - EDUCATION/TRAINING- TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 611310?
  • Delivery of semester-length or modular courses and accredited certificate programs with syllabus, faculty instruction, grading, and official transcript issuance.
  • Customized workforce training programs combining classroom and online instruction to upskill personnel with assessments and certificates of completion tied to institutional credentialing.
  • Sponsored academic research or applied learning partnership led by university faculty with student participation, technical reports, and institutional research compliance records.
  • Development of curriculum and instructional materials for professional education programs with instructor training and learning management system integration.
When is NAICS 611310 a weak fit?
  • Non-accredited training vendors that provide short-term vendor-specific courses without institutional accreditation, academic governance, or official transcript issuance.
  • Private professional development firms focused solely on corporate workshops and consulting without established academic programs, faculty structures, or credentialing authority.
  • Research institutes contracted solely for laboratory R&D and technical services where instruction, course delivery, and academic credentialing are not part of the scope.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 611310?
  • Solicitation requests institution accreditation status, authority to issue academic credits or transcripts, and descriptions of degree or certificate frameworks.
  • Evaluation criteria include faculty qualifications, course syllabi, assessment plans, and prior delivery of accredited education programs with documented learning outcomes.
  • Contract deliverables specify student enrollment processes, learning management system integration, reporting of attendance and grades, and issuance of certificates or diplomas.

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