Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Research Institute

NIH Rank #87

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$51.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
109
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
126
Principal investigators
National Rank
#87
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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Engineering (all Types)$14.2M2430
Miscellaneous$12.2M2327
Biology$8.5M2122
Chemistry$8M1716
Other Basic Sciences$4M1011
Other Health Professions$1.8M56
Psychology$1.3M44

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology based on NIH grant totals.

$3.8M
total funding
#2
Alan Jasanoff
3 grants
$2M
total funding
#3
Manolis Kellis
3 grants
$1.9M
total funding
#4
Myriam Heiman
4 grants
$1.9M
total funding
#5
Mark Bathe
3 grants
$1.7M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
#8
Mary Gehring
1 grant
$1.6M
total funding
#9
Michael Laub
1 grant
$1.6M
total funding
#10
Michael Birnbaum
2 grants
$1.4M
total funding