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Rutgers University

Newark, NJ · School of Medicine

NIH Rank #41Med School Rank #38

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$265.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
499
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
502
Principal investigators
National Rank
#41
Among 2,569 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 33 departments with NIH funding at Rutgers University in FY2026, largest first.

Internal Medicine$51M7467#34
Pharmacology$29.9M5459#10
Public Health$26.9M4153#16
Biology$13.1M1919Not ranked
Psychiatry$12.5M2831#32
Biochemistry$11.2M2625#31
Anatomy & Cell Biology$10.2M2319#24
Other Basic Sciences$9.9M2023Not ranked
Pediatrics$9M1721#45
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$8.8M1626Not ranked
Genetics$8.8M1613#28
Microbiology & Immunology$7.8M1618#55
Neurosurgery$7.2M118#12
Surgery$6.7M718#31
Pathology$6.4M1211#44
Anesthesiology$5.6M711#18
Psychology$4.9M1318Not ranked
Miscellaneous$4.8M1210Not ranked
Neurology$3.8M914#49
Chemistry$2.7M76Not ranked
Family Medicine$2.7M67#17
Radiology$2.3M67#49
Other Health Professions$1.8M77Not ranked
Dentistry$1.6M56Not ranked
Otolaryngology$1.5M32#29
Nutrition$1.4M74Not ranked
Biomedical Engineering$1.4M35#59
Neurosciences$1.3M55#61
Engineering (all Types)$1.2M44Not ranked
Obstetrics & Gynecology$1M22#48
Veterinary Sciences$1M33Not ranked
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$636.8K22#28
Social Sciences$165.6K11Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
David Alland
9 grants
$11M
total funding
$8M
total funding
#3
Padmini Salgame
4 grants
$6.6M
total funding
#4
Wei-Xing Zong
3 grants
$6.3M
total funding
$5.6M
total funding
#6
Chintan Dave
3 grants
$5M
total funding
#7
Salma Jabbour
3 grants
$4.9M
total funding
#8
Anita Y. Kinney
3 grants
$4.8M
total funding
#9
Stephanie Shiau
2 grants
$4.3M
total funding
#10
Steven Zheng
3 grants
$4.2M
total funding

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