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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #118Med School Rank #73

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$38.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
85
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
84
Principal investigators
National Rank
#118
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 Princeton University in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Biochemistry$10.4M2120#21
Engineering (all Types)$5.8M1315
Miscellaneous$3.6M34
Chemistry$3.3M64
Neurosciences$2.6M76#49
Psychology$1.9M54
Biology$1.3M32
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$407.6K11

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Zemer Gitai
1 grant
$3.4M
total funding
#2
Kathryn Edin
1 grant
$3M
total funding
$3M
total funding
#4
Sabine Kastner
3 grants
$2.8M
total funding
$2.2M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding
$1.5M
total funding
$1.4M
total funding
$1.4M
total funding
#10
Eszter Posfai
3 grants
$1.4M
total funding