Northeastern University

Boston, MA · University

NIH Rank #127

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$29.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
58
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
73
Principal investigators
National Rank
#127
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 Northeastern University in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Engineering (all Types)$13.4M2023
Pharmacology$3.2M610#54
Other Health Professions$2.9M79
Physics$2.5M55
Psychology$2.4M812
Chemistry$1.7M45
Biology$1.7M33

Top funded principal investigators

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

$4.8M
total funding
#2
Aaron R Seitz
3 grants
$2.1M
total funding
#3
Ganesh A Thakur
3 grants
$1.9M
total funding
#4
Nikolai Slavov
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
#5
Meni Wanunu
1 grant
$1M
total funding
$845.6K
total funding
$791.9K
total funding
$791.9K
total funding
$754.5K
total funding
$739.9K
total funding