Pennsylvania
PARank #4NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$1.4B
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
2,518
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
2,665
Principal investigators
Institutions in Pennsylvania
50 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 | $453.2M | 834 | 855 |
| #2 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | School Of Medicine | $418.1M | 769 | 815 |
| #3 | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Hospital | $108.5M | 204 | 211 |
| #4 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park | University | $69.6M | 127 | 158 |
| #5 | Penn State College of Medicine | Hershey | School Of Medicine | $55.6M | 92 | 109 |
| #6 | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | School Of Medicine | $42.9M | 90 | 112 |
| #7 | Temple University | Philadelphia | University | $38.9M | 90 | 94 |
| #8 | Drexel University | Philadelphia | University | $36.1M | 85 | 86 |
| #9 | Wistar Institute | Philadelphia | Research Institute | $29M | 42 | 42 |
| #10 | Carnegie-Mellon University | Pittsburgh | University | $21M | 51 | 59 |
| #11 | Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Other | $15M | 30 | 44 |
| #12 | Magee-Women'S Res Inst and Foundation | Pittsburgh | Research Institute | $9.3M | 18 | 20 |
| #13 | ECOG-ACRIN Medical Research Foundation | Philadelphia | Research Institute | $8M | 2 | 4 |
| #14 | National Disease Research Interchange | Philadelphia | Other | $6.8M | 2 | 1 |
| #15 | Monell Chemical Senses Center | Philadelphia | Other | $5.7M | 11 | 16 |
| #16 | Geisinger Clinic | Danville | Other | $5.7M | 8 | 12 |
| #17 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem | University | $4.3M | 11 | 11 |
| #18 | Nrg Oncology Foundation, Inc. | Philadelphia | Research Institute | $3.9M | 1 | 3 |
| #19 | Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc | Doylestown | Other | $2M | 2 | 2 |
| #20 | Steelworker Charitable/Educational Org | Pittsburgh | Other | $1.8M | 1 | 1 |
| #21 | Asian Community Health Coalition | Philadelphia | Other | $1.5M | 1 | 1 |
| #22 | Young Therapeutics, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $1.5M | 1 | 2 |
| #23 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | University | $1.5M | 5 | 9 |
| #24 | Advanced Optronics, Inc. | Pittsburgh | Other | $1.3M | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture | Harrisburg | Other | $1.3M | 5 | 6 |
| #26 | Rtm Vital Signs, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $1.3M | 1 | 1 |
| #27 | Integral Molecular | Philadelphia | Other | $1.2M | 2 | 1 |
| #28 | Lankenau Institute for Medical Research | Wynnewood | Research Institute | $1.2M | 2 | 3 |
| #29 | Captis Diagnostics | Pittsburgh | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 1 |
| #30 | Ension, Inc. | Butler | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #31 | Conifer Point Pharmaceuticals, Llc | Doylestown | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #32 | Atlas Biologics, Llc | State College | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #33 | Zsx Medical, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #34 | Axonova Medical, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $902.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #35 | Estenda Solutions, Inc. | Wayne | Other | $781.3K | 1 | 3 |
| #36 | Chemia Biosciences, Inc. | Pittsburgh | Other | $767.8K | 1 | 1 |
| #37 | Actuated Medical, Inc. | Bellefonte | Other | $660.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #38 | Baruch S. Blumberg Institute | Doylestown | Research Institute | $606.5K | 3 | 2 |
| #39 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Med | Philadelphia | University | $555.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #40 | Haverford College | Haverford | University | $529K | 1 | 1 |
| #41 | Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr | University | $515.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #42 | Albert Einstein Healthcare Network | Philadelphia | Other | $485.2K | 1 | 2 |
| #43 | American Association for Cancer Research | Philadelphia | Other | $386.3K | 2 | 2 |
| #44 | Praeventix, Llc | Exton | Other | $355.2K | 1 | 3 |
| #45 | Goeppert, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $350K | 1 | 1 |
| #46 | Ship of Theseus, Llc | Eagleville | Other | $324.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #47 | Transdermal Specialties Global, Inc. | Broomall | Other | $320.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #48 | Impact Proteomics, Llc | Pittsburgh | Other | $320.9K | 1 | 2 |
| #49 | Thrive Genetics, Inc | Newtown Square | Other | $305.4K | 1 | 1 |
| #50 | Villanova University | Villanova | University | $293.9K | 1 | 1 |