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Carnegie-Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · University

NIH Rank #197

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$28.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
75
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
76
Principal investigators
National Rank
#197
Among 2,529 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 8 departments with NIH funding at Carnegie-Mellon University in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$5.9M1419Not ranked
Biology$5.4M1413Not ranked
Biomedical Engineering$4.9M1314#33
Psychology$4.4M1416Not ranked
Engineering (all Types)$2.1M76Not ranked
Chemistry$755.4K43Not ranked
Physics$352K11Not ranked
Social Sciences$246.6K12Not ranked
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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
Matthew A Smith
3 grants
$1.2M
total funding
$1.2M
total funding
#5
Bin He
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
#6
Alison L Barth
4 grants
$1.2M
total funding
#7
Yongxin Zhao
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
$1.1M
total funding
#9
Eni Halilaj
3 grants
$1.1M
total funding
$1.1M
total funding