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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Research Institute

NIH Rank #77

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$113.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
179
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
189
Principal investigators
National Rank
#77
Among 2,529 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 7 departments with NIH funding at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Engineering (all Types)$31.2M4764Not ranked
Miscellaneous$27M3952Not ranked
Other Basic Sciences$13.5M1818Not ranked
Biology$13.3M3230Not ranked
Other Health Professions$12.4M913Not ranked
Chemistry$9.7M2217Not ranked
Psychology$2.3M55Not ranked
  • Select a department to see the principal investigators on its awards. A rank opens that department's ranking.
  • Not ranked: ScienceDex ranks 27 medical-school department categories, and this department is outside them.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Kwanghun Chung
2 grants
$11.9M
total funding
$10M
total funding
$10M
total funding
#4
Peng Yin
1 grant
$10M
total funding
#5
Patrick R Hof
1 grant
$10M
total funding
$6M
total funding
#7
Omer Yilmaz
4 grants
$6M
total funding
#8
Forest M White
2 grants
$5.6M
total funding
$5M
total funding
#10
Darrell J Irvine
3 grants
$5M
total funding