Rice University
Houston, TX · School of Medicine
NIH Rank #205Med School Rank #85
NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$26.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
62
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
69
Principal investigators
National Rank
#205
Among 2,569 institutions, FY2026
Funding & rank history
NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.
Departments by funding
All 7 departments with NIH funding at Rice University in FY2026, largest first.
| Biomedical Engineering | $8.9M | 24 | 24 | #20 |
| Biochemistry | $5.3M | 12 | 18 | #70 |
| Chemistry | $4.4M | 10 | 12 | Not ranked |
| Engineering (all Types) | $2.9M | 5 | 5 | Not ranked |
| Psychology | $2.9M | 6 | 5 | Not ranked |
| Miscellaneous | $1M | 2 | 2 | Not ranked |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $734.5K | 1 | 1 | Not ranked |
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Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Rice University based on NIH grant totals.
$3.4M
total funding
$2.9M
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$2.6M
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$2.5M
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$1.6M
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$1.3M
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