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University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA · University

NIH Rank #171

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$37.9M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
68
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
76
Principal investigators
National Rank
#171
Among 2,529 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 6 departments with NIH funding at University of California Santa Cruz in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Engineering (all Types)$16.7M2124Not ranked
Biochemistry$10.4M2429#36
Public Health$4.8M97#65
Chemistry$4.3M1013Not ranked
Biology$730.4K22Not ranked
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$355.2K12Not ranked
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  • Not ranked: ScienceDex ranks 27 medical-school department categories, and this department is outside them.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$3.6M
total funding
$3M
total funding
$2.8M
total funding
#4
Ting Wang
1 grant
$2.8M
total funding
#5
Evan Eichler
1 grant
$2.8M
total funding
$2.8M
total funding
$2.8M
total funding
$2.3M
total funding
$2.3M
total funding
#10
Benedict Paten
3 grants
$2M
total funding
University of California Santa Cruz — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience