University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #61Med School Rank #46

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding

$169.5M

Fiscal year 2025

Grants Awarded

359

Active NIH grants

Funded PIs

373

Principal investigators

National Rank

#61

Among 2,933 institutions, FY2025

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

All 30 departments with NIH funding at University of Iowa in FY2025, largest first.

Department	Funding	Grants	PIs	National Rank
Internal Medicine	$25.9M	46	51	#48
Pediatrics	$15M	31	31	#33
Microbiology & Immunology	$12.7M	33	24	#28
Physiology	$12.2M	25	25	#14
Public Health	$11.6M	17	19	#34
Neurology	$9.1M	18	16	#33
Psychology	$7.6M	15	18	Not ranked
Pathology	$7.3M	17	12	#34
Neurosciences	$7.1M	21	21	#36
Biology	$6.4M	9	9	Not ranked
Radiology	$6.3M	11	18	#29
Ophthalmology	$5.7M	14	17	#24
Psychiatry	$4.4M	8	8	#53
Dentistry	$4.3M	12	11	Not ranked
Biochemistry	$3.7M	9	9	#83
Anatomy & Cell Biology	$3.3M	10	10	#47
Otolaryngology	$3.1M	7	12	#22
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci	$2.9M	3	3	Not ranked
Other Health Professions	$2.8M	6	6	Not ranked
Biomedical Engineering	$2.2M	6	6	#51
Engineering (all Types)	$1.6M	4	7	Not ranked
Pharmacology	$1.5M	5	5	#96
Emergency Medicine	$981.4K	2	4	#28
Orthopedics	$959.6K	3	4	#31
Surgery	$839K	2	3	#67
Neurosurgery	$791.6K	2	2	#49
Anesthesiology	$427.6K	1	1	#49
Dermatology	$305.9K	1	1	#37
Obstetrics & Gynecology	$108K	1	1	#72
Urology	$100.2K	1	2	#41

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