NIH-Funded Departments
Explore 27 research departments ranked by NIH funding in FY2026.
Basic Science (8)
Microbiology & Immunology
basic- Funding
- $709.2M
- Schools
- 109
- PIs
- 1,346
Top school: Harvard Medical School
Biochemistry
basic- Funding
- $700.5M
- Schools
- 130
- PIs
- 1,569
Top school: University of California, Berkeley
Pharmacology
basic- Funding
- $677.1M
- Schools
- 125
- PIs
- 1,475
Top school: University of California, San Francisco
Genetics
basic- Funding
- $455M
- Schools
- 56
- PIs
- 867
Top school: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Neurosciences
basic- Funding
- $451.8M
- Schools
- 68
- PIs
- 954
Top school: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Anatomy & Cell Biology
basic- Funding
- $423.3M
- Schools
- 88
- PIs
- 925
Top school: University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Physiology
basic- Funding
- $401.2M
- Schools
- 86
- PIs
- 847
Top school: University of Virginia
Biomedical Engineering
basic- Funding
- $301.1M
- Schools
- 72
- PIs
- 711
Top school: University of Michigan
Clinical (19)
Internal Medicine
clinical- Funding
- $2.9B
- Schools
- 111
- PIs
- 5,236
Top school: University of California, San Francisco
Psychiatry
clinical- Funding
- $858.4M
- Schools
- 72
- PIs
- 1,448
Top school: Yale University
Public Health
clinical- Funding
- $808.4M
- Schools
- 112
- PIs
- 1,700
Top school: Johns Hopkins University
Pediatrics
clinical- Funding
- $693.7M
- Schools
- 84
- PIs
- 1,354
Top school: University of California, San Diego
Pathology
clinical- Funding
- $571.7M
- Schools
- 84
- PIs
- 976
Top school: Johns Hopkins University
Neurology
clinical- Funding
- $527.1M
- Schools
- 67
- PIs
- 984
Top school: University of California, San Francisco
Radiology
clinical- Funding
- $434.7M
- Schools
- 63
- PIs
- 920
Top school: Washington University in St. Louis
Surgery
clinical- Funding
- $322.3M
- Schools
- 70
- PIs
- 720
Top school: Duke University
Ophthalmology
clinical- Funding
- $224.4M
- Schools
- 62
- PIs
- 471
Top school: University of California, San Francisco
Obstetrics & Gynecology
clinical- Funding
- $182.3M
- Schools
- 58
- PIs
- 371
Top school: University of Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology
clinical- Funding
- $167.4M
- Schools
- 50
- PIs
- 349
Top school: Washington University in St. Louis
Neurosurgery
clinical- Funding
- $151.9M
- Schools
- 48
- PIs
- 337
Top school: University of Florida
Otolaryngology
clinical- Funding
- $112.7M
- Schools
- 48
- PIs
- 236
Top school: Washington University in St. Louis
Emergency Medicine
clinical- Funding
- $83.5M
- Schools
- 38
- PIs
- 178
Top school: Yale University
Orthopedics
clinical- Funding
- $74M
- Schools
- 40
- PIs
- 180
Top school: University of Pennsylvania
Family Medicine
clinical- Funding
- $73M
- Schools
- 41
- PIs
- 163
Top school: University of Minnesota
Dermatology
clinical- Funding
- $67.1M
- Schools
- 31
- PIs
- 144
Top school: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Urology
clinical- Funding
- $47.3M
- Schools
- 33
- PIs
- 120
Top school: Northwestern University
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
clinical- Funding
- $45.7M
- Schools
- 35
- PIs
- 109
Top school: University of Michigan