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Northeastern University

Boston, MA · University

NIH Rank #132

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$34.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
69
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
83
Principal investigators
National Rank
#132
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)$14.9M2527
Other Health Professions$3.7M811
Pharmacology$3.5M710#58
Psychology$3.1M912
Physics$3M66
Chemistry$2M56
Biology$1.7M33
Miscellaneous$557.3K12

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
$1.1M
total funding
#6
Meni Wanunu
1 grant
$1M
total funding
#7
Lei Xie
2 grants
$1M
total funding
$943.9K
total funding
$791.9K
total funding
$791.9K
total funding
Northeastern University — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience