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Carnegie-Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · University

NIH Rank #168

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$21M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
51
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
59
Principal investigators
National Rank
#168
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
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$5.5M1318
Biology$5.1M1011
Biomedical Engineering$3M810#40
Psychology$1.8M710
Engineering (all Types)$1.5M56
Physics$352K11
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
#9
Philip D. Blood
2 grants
$795K
total funding
#10
Matthew A Smith
2 grants
$792K
total funding
Carnegie-Mellon University — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience