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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #66Med School Rank #49

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$158.8M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
302
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
344
Principal investigators
National Rank
#66
Among 2,933 institutions, FY2025

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 26 departments with NIH funding at University of Arizona in FY2025, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Pharmacology$28.5M4038#6
Internal Medicine$16.5M3137#58
Physiology$11.3M1516#16
Public Health$10M2131#39
Psychology$9.3M1213Not ranked
Pediatrics$9M1215#42
Anatomy & Cell Biology$8.8M2020#24
Biology$7.2M1415Not ranked
Microbiology & Immunology$6.1M1613#57
Neurosciences$6M1511#42
Surgery$4.7M1114#37
Biomedical Engineering$4.7M810#37
Psychiatry$4.1M79#54
Other Basic Sciences$2.9M1010Not ranked
Biochemistry$2.8M87#91
Veterinary Sciences$2.6M77Not ranked
Nutrition$2.5M77Not ranked
Radiology$2.1M35#53
Other Health Professions$1.8M33Not ranked
Otolaryngology$1.5M44#29
Zoology$1.5M35Not ranked
Family Medicine$1.2M23#28
Administration$759.6K12Not ranked
Orthopedics$383.8K11#46
Obstetrics & Gynecology$383.8K11#65
Pathology$161.7K12#89
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Top funded principal investigators

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

$10.2M
total funding
$7.7M
total funding
$6.6M
total funding
$4M
total funding
$3.5M
total funding
$3.4M
total funding
#7
Yin Chen
2 grants
$3.2M
total funding
#8
Todd W Vanderah
5 grants
$3.2M
total funding
$3.1M
total funding
#10
Carol A. Barnes
4 grants
$2.8M
total funding