Rice University

Houston, TX · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #182Med School Rank #84

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$14.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
31
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
36
Principal investigators
National Rank
#182
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 Rice University in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Biochemistry$4.3M710#52
Chemistry$3.7M99
Biomedical Engineering$2.7M1012#36
Engineering (all Types)$1.2M22
Psychology$780.4K11
Miscellaneous$769.8K11
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$734.5K11

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Yang Gao
2 grants
$2.9M
total funding
#2
Yi-lan Weng
1 grant
$2.5M
total funding
#3
Sua Myong
1 grant
$2.5M
total funding
$1.3M
total funding
#5
Chong Xie
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
#6
Han Xiao
2 grants
$1M
total funding
$780.4K
total funding
$769.8K
total funding
$734.5K
total funding
$733.8K
total funding