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Columbia University

New York, NY · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #13Med School Rank #11

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$567.7M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
1,051
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,041
Principal investigators
National Rank
#13
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 Columbia University in FY2025.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$151.1M246230
Neurology$59.4M7494#3
Public Health & Prev Medicine$49.3M115123
Pathology$27.5M4643#6
Pediatrics$26.5M5352#15
Other Health Professions$18.9M3139
Biochemistry$18.9M4130#11
Psychiatry$18.8M4258#18
Biology$17.1M3227
Neurosciences$15.4M4142#13
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$14.4M1718
Physiology$13.5M3125#11
Obstetrics & Gynecology$13.4M1728
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$11.5M2218
Genetics$11M1915#21
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$10M2226
Surgery$8.9M1615#23
Biomedical Engineering$8.3M2320#18
Ophthalmology$8.3M1917#15
Anesthesiology$7.1M1614#8

Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$13.3M
total funding
$10.1M
total funding
$7.8M
total funding
$7.5M
total funding
#5
Rebecca Schnall
7 grants
$7.3M
total funding
$6.5M
total funding
#7
Adam M Brickman
4 grants
$6.3M
total funding
$6.2M
total funding
$5.7M
total funding
#10
Christiane Reitz
3 grants
$5.4M
total funding