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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$84.5M128139
Pediatrics$23.3M2424#7
Psychiatry$19.4M4152#13
Neurology$15.1M2933#13
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$13M3018
Physiology$11.6M2723#7
Ophthalmology$11.6M1521#5
Neurosciences$10.3M1313#16
Pathology$9.1M1715#22
Chemistry$9.1M2021
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$8.2M1623
Biochemistry$8.2M2126#31
Psychology$8M1718
Public Health & Prev Medicine$7.5M1521
Genetics$6.6M1317#21
Pharmacology$5.1M57#41
Biomedical Engineering$4.6M910#24
Dentistry$3.7M97
Engineering (all Types)$3.5M99
Anesthesiology$3.3M99#18

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.

$13.3M
total funding
$10.2M
total funding
$9.7M
total funding
#4
Arash Naeim
1 grant
$9.7M
total funding
#5
Hong-wei Dong
4 grants
$7.8M
total funding
$6M
total funding
#7
Tamer Sallam
5 grants
$6M
total funding
#8
Alexander C Huk
3 grants
$5.9M
total funding
$4.4M
total funding
$4.2M
total funding