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 | $486.4M | 862 | 880 |
| #2 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | School Of Medicine | $435.2M | 788 | 846 |
| #3 | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Hospital | $117.7M | 217 | 219 |
| #4 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park | University | $72M | 129 | 161 |
| #5 | Penn State College of Medicine | Hershey | School Of Medicine | $56.4M | 96 | 112 |
| #6 | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | School Of Medicine | $50.8M | 98 | 119 |
| #7 | Temple University | Philadelphia | University | $39.3M | 92 | 96 |
| #8 | Drexel University | Philadelphia | University | $36.1M | 85 | 86 |
| #9 | Wistar Institute | Philadelphia | Research Institute | $35M | 46 | 46 |
| #10 | Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Other | $23M | 35 | 47 |
| #11 | Carnegie-Mellon University | Pittsburgh | University | $21M | 51 | 59 |
| #12 | Nrg Oncology Foundation, Inc. | Philadelphia | Research Institute | $16.3M | 2 | 6 |
| #13 | ECOG-ACRIN Medical Research Foundation | Philadelphia | Research Institute | $13.5M | 3 | 6 |
| #14 | Magee-Women'S Res Inst and Foundation | Pittsburgh | Research Institute | $8.5M | 18 | 20 |
| #15 | National Disease Research Interchange | Philadelphia | Other | $6.8M | 2 | 1 |
| #16 | Geisinger Clinic | Danville | Other | $6.4M | 9 | 16 |
| #17 | Monell Chemical Senses Center | Philadelphia | Other | $5.7M | 11 | 16 |
| #18 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem | University | $4.3M | 11 | 11 |
| #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 | Atlas Biologics, Llc | State College | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #32 | Zsx Medical, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #33 | Conifer Point Pharmaceuticals, Llc | Doylestown | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #34 | Briacell Therapeutics Corp | Philadelphia | Other | $947.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #35 | Axonova Medical, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $902.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #36 | Estenda Solutions, Inc. | Wayne | Other | $781.3K | 1 | 3 |
| #37 | Chemia Biosciences, Inc. | Pittsburgh | Other | $767.8K | 1 | 1 |
| #38 | Actuated Medical, Inc. | Bellefonte | Other | $660.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #39 | Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. | West Chester | Other | $637.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #40 | Baruch S. Blumberg Institute | Doylestown | Research Institute | $606.5K | 3 | 2 |
| #41 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Med | Philadelphia | University | $555.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #42 | Haverford College | Haverford | University | $529K | 1 | 1 |
| #43 | Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr | University | $515.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #44 | American Association for Cancer Research | Philadelphia | Other | $514.4K | 4 | 2 |
| #45 | Albert Einstein Healthcare Network | Philadelphia | Other | $485.2K | 1 | 2 |
| #46 | Ecogenome Llc | Doylestown | Other | $399.1K | 1 | 1 |
| #47 | Praeventix, Llc | Exton | Other | $355.2K | 1 | 3 |
| #48 | Goeppert, Llc | Philadelphia | Other | $350K | 1 | 1 |
| #49 | Ship of Theseus, Llc | Eagleville | Other | $324.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #50 | Impact Proteomics, Llc | Pittsburgh | Other | $320.9K | 1 | 2 |