Yale outspends Ivy League peers in third-quarter federal lobbying: Here’s what it spent and the issues it targeted

Yale University spent $370,000 on lobbying the federal government in the third quarter of 2025, its highest quarterly total this year, according to disclosures filed Monday. The figure marks an increase from the $320,000 reported in the second quarter and brings the university’s total lobbying expenditures for the year to $890,000, Yale Daily News reports. The rising spending reflects Yale’s growing engagement in Washington amid threats to its endowment and research funding. Richard Jacob, associate vice president for federal and state relations, told Yale Daily News that the university works to communicate the impact of higher education and Yale’s priorities to legislators across the political spectrum, while highlighting how the institution addresses challenges facing American so