University of Houston

Houston, TX · University

NIH Rank #158

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$20.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
42
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
66
Principal investigators
National Rank
#158
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 Houston in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Pharmacology$5.2M1014#37
Engineering (all Types)$4.2M811
Psychology$2.5M610
Biology$1.4M46
Public Health & Prev Medicine$1.4M22
Physics$641K11
Chemistry$431.8K11
Miscellaneous$425K12
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$395.9K11

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Houston based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Chandra Mohan
2 grants
$1.3M
total funding
#2
Ashok Kumar
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
$1M
total funding
#4
Muna I. Naash
2 grants
$964.1K
total funding
$861.8K
total funding
#6
Vallabh E Das
2 grants
$852.4K
total funding
$789.7K
total funding
#8
Ming Hu
1 grant
$789.7K
total funding
#9
Vincent H Tam
1 grant
$789.5K
total funding
$784.3K
total funding