University of California at Davis

Davis, CA · University

NIH Rank #26

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$184.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
299
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
314
Principal investigators
National Rank
#26
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$23.7M2927
Public Health & Prev Medicine$16.9M1818
Neurology$16.7M2428#8
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$15.6M2018
Internal Medicine/Medicine$13.7M2131
Anatomy/Cell Biology$9.7M2024#13
Psychiatry$9.7M1521#22
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$7.1M98
Physiology$6.5M1417#23
Pharmacology$6.5M1010#28
Biomedical Engineering$5.6M1416#15
Pediatrics$5.1M1112#34
Pathology$4.5M49#34
Biochemistry$4M95#54
Chemistry$3.9M1010
Engineering (all Types)$2.6M57
Dermatology$2.5M52#9
Surgery$2.4M45#37
Ophthalmology$2.2M54#28
Neurosurgery$2.2M56#19

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
Dawn Hershman
1 grant
$5.4M
total funding
#10
Primo N. Lara
1 grant
$5.4M
total funding