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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #115Med School Rank #74

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$64.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
119
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
117
Principal investigators
National Rank
#115
Among 2,529 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 8 departments with NIH funding at Princeton University in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Neurosciences$13.5M1220#18
Biochemistry$12.8M2827#25
Engineering (all Types)$9M1719Not ranked
Psychology$5.2M813Not ranked
Chemistry$4.2M86Not ranked
Miscellaneous$3.6M34Not ranked
Biology$1.3M32Not ranked
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1.2M22Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Ilana Witten
4 grants
$10.2M
total funding
#2
Sabine Kastner
3 grants
$5.6M
total funding
#3
Carlos D Brody
2 grants
$5M
total funding
$4.4M
total funding
$4.4M
total funding
$4.2M
total funding
#7
Ila R. Fiete
1 grant
$4.2M
total funding
#8
David W Tank
1 grant
$4.2M
total funding
$4.2M
total funding
#10
Mark S Goldman
1 grant
$4.2M
total funding