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University of California at Davis

Davis, CA · University

NIH Rank #27

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$209M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
345
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
358
Principal investigators
National Rank
#27
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 California at Davis in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Veterinary Sciences$24.3M3028
Neurology$19.5M2934#8
Public Health & Prev Medicine$18.5M1919
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$17.8M2421
Internal Medicine/Medicine$16.5M2637
Anatomy/Cell Biology$15.2M2730#4
Psychiatry$11.2M1722#21
Biomedical Engineering$7.8M1820#9
Biochemistry$7.5M1310#36
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$7.1M98
Pharmacology$7M1110#29
Physiology$6.7M1618#27
Pediatrics$5.1M1112#38
Pathology$4.5M49#38
Chemistry$3.9M1010
Neurosurgery$3.1M711#23
Ophthalmology$2.9M65#26
Engineering (all Types)$2.7M68
Dermatology$2.5M52#9
Surgery$2.4M56#38

Showing top 20 of 33 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$11.9M
total funding
$9.9M
total funding
#3
Paola Gilsanz
2 grants
$9.9M
total funding
$7.4M
total funding
$7.1M
total funding
$6M
total funding
#7
Theodore Wun
1 grant
$5.8M
total funding
$5.6M
total funding
#9
Maria Corrada
1 grant
$5.1M
total funding
#10
Pamela J Lein
4 grants
$4.7M
total funding