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Ohio State University

Columbus, OH · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #36Med School Rank #23

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$185.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
360
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
424
Principal investigators
National Rank
#36
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 Ohio State University in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$33.7M5872
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$17.2M3735
Physiology$13.4M2220#4
Other Health Professions$10.3M1627
Pathology$9.6M1714#20
Psychiatry$9M1718#29
Neurosciences$8.9M1819#20
Surgery$8.7M1621#15
Engineering (all Types)$5.8M1218
Veterinary Sciences$5.4M1314
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$5.3M1118
Chemistry$5.2M1313
Genetics$5.1M910#27
Neurology$4.3M108#32
Miscellaneous$3.8M817
Dentistry$3.6M89
Pharmacology$3M69#63
Otolaryngology$2.9M89#14
Psychology$2.6M67
Anesthesiology$2.1M43#23

Showing top 20 of 35 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$5.4M
total funding
$5.4M
total funding
#3
Nora E Gray
1 grant
$3.4M
total funding
$3.4M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
#6
Xun Ai
4 grants
$2.6M
total funding
$2.4M
total funding
#8
Jianrong Li
4 grants
$2.4M
total funding
#9
Bryan A Whitson
2 grants
$2.3M
total funding
#10
Natasha Slesnick
2 grants
$2.2M
total funding
Ohio State University — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience