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Boston University

Boston, MA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #44Med School Rank #37

NIH Funding · FY2024

Total Funding
$215.6M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
452
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
460
Principal investigators
National Rank
#44
Among 2,872 institutions, FY2024

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 26 departments with NIH funding at Boston University in FY2024, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine$46.2M6267#26
Public Health$27.4M6970#13
Engineering (all Types)$23.8M6258Not ranked
Anatomy & Cell Biology$11M2022#16
Chemistry$8.9M2322Not ranked
Pharmacology$8.5M2821#33
Psychology$8.3M2429Not ranked
Biochemistry$8.1M1817#40
Biology$8M1614Not ranked
Other Health Professions$7.8M2019Not ranked
Neurology$6.5M59#32
Microbiology & Immunology$5.6M1113#60
Dentistry$4.6M1413Not ranked
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$4.6M1013Not ranked
Miscellaneous$4M66Not ranked
Radiology$3.6M46#38
Psychiatry$3.4M912#51
Pathology$3.1M910#54
Dermatology$1.4M45#23
Surgery$1.4M54#57
Ophthalmology$1.2M31#54
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$981.2K67#19
Pediatrics$928.1K22#71
Neurosciences$422.6K11#67
Physics$396K11Not ranked
Other Basic Sciences$288.8K11Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Boston University based on NIH grant totals.

$9.4M
total funding
$6.6M
total funding
$6.6M
total funding
#4
Michael Alosco
4 grants
$5.7M
total funding
$5.1M
total funding
$4.3M
total funding
$4.2M
total funding
#8
Julia Tcw
4 grants
$4.1M
total funding
$3.7M
total funding
#10
Richard Sherva
2 grants
$3.4M
total funding