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University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #18Med School Rank #18

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$304.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
550
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
608
Principal investigators
National Rank
#18
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, Los Angeles in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$87.9M131141
Pediatrics$23.3M2424#7
Psychiatry$19.9M4253#13
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$15.3M3128
Neurology$15.1M2933#13
Physiology$11.6M2824#7
Ophthalmology$11.6M1521#5
Pathology$10.9M2023#22
Neurosciences$10.3M1313#16
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$10M1825
Chemistry$9.1M2021
Biochemistry$8.3M2227#31
Psychology$8M1718
Public Health & Prev Medicine$7.5M1521
Genetics$6.6M1317#21
Neurosurgery$5.4M610#18
Pharmacology$5.1M57#41
Biomedical Engineering$4.9M1011#24
Dentistry$3.7M97
Engineering (all Types)$3.5M99

Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of California, Los Angeles based on NIH grant totals.

$15.4M
total funding
$10.2M
total funding
#3
Arash Naeim
1 grant
$9.7M
total funding
$9.7M
total funding
#5
Gang Li
3 grants
$8.5M
total funding
$8.3M
total funding
#7
Hong-wei Dong
4 grants
$7.8M
total funding
#8
Kathrin Plath
4 grants
$7.5M
total funding
#9
Beth A. Glenn
2 grants
$7.1M
total funding
#10
Gay M Crooks
4 grants
$7M
total funding
University of California, Los Angeles — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience