University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #17Med School Rank #17

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$263.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
478
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
538
Principal investigators
National Rank
#17
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$69.8M106122
Pediatrics$22.4M2220#5
Psychiatry$18.5M3849#13
Neurology$13.9M2831#11
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$11.5M2716
Physiology$10.9M2522#5
Neurosciences$9.8M1212#14
Pathology$9M1614#18
Ophthalmology$8.5M1318#6
Chemistry$8.3M1819
Psychology$7.8M1618
Biochemistry$7.7M1823#28
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$7M1320
Public Health & Prev Medicine$5.6M1316
Genetics$5M1013#26
Biomedical Engineering$3.7M76#27
Dentistry$3.3M86
Anesthesiology$3.2M88#14
Engineering (all Types)$2.9M78
Social Sciences$2.8M66

Showing top 20 of 31 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
3 grants
$5.1M
total funding
$4.4M
total funding
$4.2M
total funding
#8
Scott G Kitchen
4 grants
$4.1M
total funding
$3.6M
total funding
$3.3M
total funding