SBA Loans for Engineering Services
SBA has approved 9,013 7(a) loans worth $2.6B to Engineering Services businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 23% versus the prior decade.
- 9,013
- 7(a) loans
- $2.6B
- Approved dollars
- $292,136
- Average loan size
- #32
- Rank among industries
- -23%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 3.5%
- Active-status distress
Engineering Services is the #32 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 9,013 such loans worth $2.6B, averaging $292,136 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 23% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 1,190 active-status engineering services loans, 3.5% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.