NIH-Funded Departments
Explore 27 research departments ranked by NIH funding in FY2026.
Basic Science (8)
Microbiology & Immunology
basic- Funding
- $605.8M
- Schools
- 108
- PIs
- 1,166
Top school: Harvard Medical School
Biochemistry
basic- Funding
- $598.4M
- Schools
- 128
- PIs
- 1,358
Top school: University of California, Berkeley
Pharmacology
basic- Funding
- $590.8M
- Schools
- 122
- PIs
- 1,308
Top school: University of California, San Francisco
Genetics
basic- Funding
- $410.7M
- Schools
- 56
- PIs
- 774
Top school: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Neurosciences
basic- Funding
- $402M
- Schools
- 65
- PIs
- 859
Top school: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Anatomy & Cell Biology
basic- Funding
- $370.9M
- Schools
- 87
- PIs
- 815
Top school: University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Physiology
basic- Funding
- $347.5M
- Schools
- 83
- PIs
- 747
Top school: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Biomedical Engineering
basic- Funding
- $245.7M
- Schools
- 72
- PIs
- 607
Top school: University of Michigan
Clinical (19)
Internal Medicine
clinical- Funding
- $2.4B
- Schools
- 107
- PIs
- 4,446
Top school: University of California, San Francisco
Psychiatry
clinical- Funding
- $753.9M
- Schools
- 69
- PIs
- 1,263
Top school: Yale University
Public Health
clinical- Funding
- $684.7M
- Schools
- 107
- PIs
- 1,467
Top school: Johns Hopkins University
Pediatrics
clinical- Funding
- $571M
- Schools
- 83
- PIs
- 1,147
Top school: University of California, San Diego
Pathology
clinical- Funding
- $495M
- Schools
- 82
- PIs
- 857
Top school: Johns Hopkins University
Neurology
clinical- Funding
- $441.7M
- Schools
- 65
- PIs
- 852
Top school: University of California, San Francisco
Radiology
clinical- Funding
- $366.7M
- Schools
- 61
- PIs
- 794
Top school: Washington University in St. Louis
Surgery
clinical- Funding
- $275M
- Schools
- 67
- PIs
- 625
Top school: Duke University
Ophthalmology
clinical- Funding
- $197.3M
- Schools
- 62
- PIs
- 427
Top school: University of California, San Francisco
Obstetrics & Gynecology
clinical- Funding
- $145.7M
- Schools
- 56
- PIs
- 320
Top school: University of California, San Francisco
Anesthesiology
clinical- Funding
- $141.8M
- Schools
- 48
- PIs
- 302
Top school: Washington University in St. Louis
Neurosurgery
clinical- Funding
- $129M
- Schools
- 46
- PIs
- 291
Top school: University of Florida
Otolaryngology
clinical- Funding
- $94.4M
- Schools
- 45
- PIs
- 209
Top school: University of Southern California
Emergency Medicine
clinical- Funding
- $75.7M
- Schools
- 36
- PIs
- 161
Top school: Yale University
Orthopedics
clinical- Funding
- $62.4M
- Schools
- 39
- PIs
- 155
Top school: University of Pennsylvania
Dermatology
clinical- Funding
- $59.9M
- Schools
- 30
- PIs
- 128
Top school: University of Pennsylvania
Family Medicine
clinical- Funding
- $52.3M
- Schools
- 37
- PIs
- 132
Top school: University of Minnesota
Urology
clinical- Funding
- $41.8M
- Schools
- 32
- PIs
- 100
Top school: Northwestern University
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
clinical- Funding
- $36.8M
- Schools
- 33
- PIs
- 91
Top school: University of Colorado