Carnegie-Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · University

NIH Rank #164

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$18.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
43
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
52
Principal investigators
National Rank
#164
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 Carnegie-Mellon University in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Biology$5.1M1011
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$4.6M1015
Biomedical Engineering$2.3M68#39
Psychology$1.8M710
Engineering (all Types)$1.1M45
Chemistry$50.1K11

Top funded principal investigators

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

$2.3M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
#3
Yongxin Zhao
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
$1.1M
total funding
$970.2K
total funding
#6
Alison L Barth
2 grants
$960.6K
total funding
$924.8K
total funding
#8
Steven M Chase
3 grants
$899.3K
total funding
$671.6K
total funding
#10
Brian MacWhinney
2 grants
$638.4K
total funding