University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #55Med School Rank #48

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$93.1M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
187
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
201
Principal investigators
National Rank
#55
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 Arizona in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Pharmacology$15M2426#10
Internal Medicine/Medicine$14.6M3032
Biology$7.1M1415
Anatomy/Cell Biology$6.9M1112#22
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$6.1M147
Public Health & Prev Medicine$4.9M1213
Pediatrics$4.5M88#36
Psychology$4.2M75
Physiology$3.2M79#40
Nutrition$3.1M79
Biomedical Engineering$2.7M58#35
Neurosciences$2.6M76#44
Surgery$2.3M69#38
Other Basic Sciences$2M57
Zoology$1.4M35
Veterinary Sciences$1.3M33
Biochemistry$876.8K22#102
Administration$761.4K12
Otolaryngology$752.5K22#29
Psychiatry$743.7K11#64

Showing top 20 of 25 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Hongmin Li
2 grants
$3.9M
total funding
#2
Rui Xiong
2 grants
$3.7M
total funding
$2.6M
total funding
$2.5M
total funding
#5
Rongguang Liang
2 grants
$2.4M
total funding
$2.2M
total funding
$2.2M
total funding
$2.2M
total funding
#9
David A Sbarra
3 grants
$2M
total funding
#10
Yanqiao Zhang
3 grants
$2M
total funding