Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #38Med School Rank #35

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$149.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
311
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
349
Principal investigators
National Rank
#38
Among 2,359 institutions

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Baylor College of Medicine in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Pediatrics$26.7M6161#4
Genetics$23.7M3840#4
Internal Medicine/Medicine$23.2M5257
Anatomy/Cell Biology$10.9M2531#9
Physiology$9.8M1722#7
Neurosciences$9.5M2419#15
Biochemistry$8.5M1514#21
Surgery$7.1M1222#17
Pathology$5.8M1512#30
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$5.3M813
Ophthalmology$4.2M99#18
Neurosurgery$2.8M79#14
Obstetrics & Gynecology$2.1M47
Neurology$1.4M55#47
Psychiatry$884.7K22#62
Otolaryngology$677.3K12#31
Urology$481.7K11#25
Pharmacology$479.5K11#103
Anesthesiology$149.7K11#47

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Baylor College of Medicine based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Richard A Gibbs
3 grants
$9.4M
total funding
$6.7M
total funding
$6.7M
total funding
$2.8M
total funding
#5
Elaine Symanski
3 grants
$2.5M
total funding
#6
Steven J Ludtke
2 grants
$2.4M
total funding
$2.1M
total funding
$2.1M
total funding
#9
Cristian Coarfa
3 grants
$2.1M
total funding
$2.1M
total funding