University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, AR · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #153Med School Rank #81

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$21.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
53
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
86
Principal investigators
National Rank
#153
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 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Pharmacology$3.6M710#50
Public Health & Prev Medicine$3.5M812
Internal Medicine/Medicine$3.2M710
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$2.5M64
Biochemistry$1.8M55#86
Psychiatry$1.2M32#61
Anatomy/Cell Biology$1M23#61
Physiology$897.4K22#66
Neurology$632.2K13#55
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$629K12
Other Clinical Sciences$470.3K11
Pathology$373K22#78
Pediatrics$269.1K13#80
Other Health Professions$196.1K11

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences based on NIH grant totals.

$1.4M
total funding
$1.4M
total funding
$1.3M
total funding
#4
Brian Koss
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
#5
Rupak Pathak
2 grants
$911.7K
total funding
#6
Jerry Ware
2 grants
$849.9K
total funding
$775.1K
total funding
$756K
total funding
$756K
total funding
#10
Joshua Kennedy
1 grant
$756K
total funding