Stanford University

Stanford, CA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #7Med School Rank #9

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$345.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
610
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
612
Principal investigators
National Rank
#7
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 Stanford University in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$51.4M110112
Psychiatry$39.7M4047#5
Genetics$28.1M3943#2
Pathology$27.3M3546#2
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$20.2M3739
Pediatrics$16.2M3335#13
Biology$14.6M3029
Biomedical Engineering$11.7M1617#3
Neurology$10.2M2127#15
Ophthalmology$9.9M1815#3
Neurosurgery$8.8M1921#4
Surgery$8.7M1516#9
Anesthesiology$8.2M1916#3
Emergency Medicine$7.6M1013#2
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$6.7M1113
Pharmacology$5.8M1212#33
Biophysics$5.7M118
Engineering (all Types)$5.6M1513
Otolaryngology$5.2M119#8
Chemistry$4.4M1210

Showing top 20 of 33 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Leanne Williams
2 grants
$11.6M
total funding
#2
Jun Ma
1 grant
$11.3M
total funding
$11.3M
total funding
#4
Manisha Desai
2 grants
$10.2M
total funding
$10M
total funding
#6
Ruth M O'Hara
1 grant
$10M
total funding
#7
Joseph C. Wu
10 grants
$7.6M
total funding
#8
Wah Chiu
2 grants
$6.5M
total funding
#9
Britt Hedman
1 grant
$6.4M
total funding
$6.4M
total funding