Pennsylvania
PARank #4NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$1.1B
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
2,124
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
2,306
Principal investigators
Institutions in Pennsylvania
49 NIH-funded institutions in Pennsylvania, ranked by total funding in FY2026.
| Rank | Institution | City | Type | Funding | Grants | PIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | School Of Medicine | $393M | 713 | 762 |
| #2 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | School Of Medicine | $339.2M | 632 | 700 |
| #3 | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Hospital | $94.4M | 178 | 181 |
| #4 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park | University | $60.9M | 108 | 135 |
| #5 | Penn State College of Medicine | Hershey | School Of Medicine | $46.6M | 75 | 91 |
| #6 | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | School Of Medicine | $39.6M | 82 | 92 |
| #7 | Temple University | Philadelphia | University | $32.8M | 76 | 80 |
| #8 | Drexel University | Philadelphia | University | $29.1M | 69 | 71 |
| #9 | Wistar Institute | Philadelphia | Research Institute | $26.1M | 38 | 40 |
| #10 | Carnegie-Mellon University | Pittsburgh | University | $18.4M | 43 | 52 |
| #11 | Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Other | $13.9M | 28 | 41 |
| #12 | Magee-Women'S Res Inst and Foundation | Pittsburgh | Research Institute | $9.3M | 18 | 20 |
| #13 | National Disease Research Interchange | Philadelphia | Other | $5.5M | 1 | 1 |
| #14 | ECOG-ACRIN Medical Research Foundation | Philadelphia | Research Institute | $4.2M | 1 | 2 |
| #15 | Monell Chemical Senses Center | Philadelphia | Other | $4.1M | 9 | 14 |
| #16 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem | University | $3.9M | 10 | 10 |
| #17 | Geisinger Clinic | Danville | Other | $2.9M | 4 | 5 |
| #18 | Steelworker Charitable/Educational Org | Pittsburgh | Other | $1.8M | 1 | 1 |
| #19 | Asian Community Health Coalition | Philadelphia | Other | $1.5M | 1 | 1 |
| #20 | Young Therapeutics, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $1.5M | 1 | 2 |
| #21 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | University | $1.5M | 5 | 9 |
| #22 | Advanced Optronics, Inc. | Pittsburgh | Other | $1.3M | 1 | 1 |
| #23 | Rtm Vital Signs, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $1.3M | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Lankenau Institute for Medical Research | Wynnewood | Research Institute | $1.2M | 2 | 3 |
| #25 | Captis Diagnostics | Pittsburgh | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 1 |
| #26 | Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc | Doylestown | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 1 |
| #27 | Ension, Inc. | Butler | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #28 | Atlas Biologics, Llc | State College | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #29 | Zsx Medical, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #30 | Conifer Point Pharmaceuticals, Llc | Doylestown | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #31 | Axonova Medical, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $902.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #32 | Estenda Solutions, Inc. | Wayne | Other | $781.3K | 1 | 3 |
| #33 | Chemia Biosciences, Inc. | Pittsburgh | Other | $767.8K | 1 | 1 |
| #34 | Actuated Medical, Inc. | Bellefonte | Other | $660.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #35 | Baruch S. Blumberg Institute | Doylestown | Research Institute | $606.5K | 3 | 2 |
| #36 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Med | Philadelphia | University | $555.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #37 | Integral Molecular | Philadelphia | Other | $541.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #38 | Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr | University | $515.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #39 | Albert Einstein Healthcare Network | Philadelphia | Other | $485.2K | 1 | 2 |
| #40 | Praeventix, Llc | Exton | Other | $355.2K | 1 | 3 |
| #41 | Goeppert, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $350K | 1 | 1 |
| #42 | Thrive Genetics, Inc | Newtown Square | Other | $305.4K | 1 | 1 |
| #43 | American Association for Cancer Research | Philadelphia | Other | $299.8K | 1 | 1 |
| #44 | Villanova University | Villanova | University | $293.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #45 | Mb Research Laboratories, Inc. | Spinnerstown | Other | $259.3K | 1 | 1 |
| #46 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg | University | $241.1K | 1 | 1 |
| #47 | University City Science Center | Philadelphia | University | $239.7K | 1 | 1 |
| #48 | Juniata College | Huntingdon | University | $140K | 1 | 1 |
| #49 | Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture | Harrisburg | Other | $35.2K | 1 | 1 |