University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #55Med School Rank #50

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding

$180.6M

Fiscal year 2026

Grants Awarded

328

Active NIH grants

Funded PIs

358

Principal investigators

National Rank

#55

Among 2,529 institutions, FY2026

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

All 28 departments with NIH funding at University of Iowa in FY2026, largest first.

Department	Funding	Grants	PIs	National Rank
Internal Medicine	$26.4M	38	55	#54
Microbiology & Immunology	$18.3M	35	25	#20
Public Health	$13.7M	19	34	#32
Pediatrics	$12M	26	28	#40
Physiology	$12M	23	25	#16
Neurology	$8.8M	17	17	#36
Psychology	$8.8M	15	18	Not ranked
Neurosciences	$8.2M	17	24	#39
Pathology	$7.5M	14	10	#40
Otolaryngology	$6.2M	8	15	#13
Dentistry	$6.2M	13	13	Not ranked
Ophthalmology	$5.5M	11	18	#24
Radiology	$5.4M	11	18	#34
Anatomy & Cell Biology	$4.7M	11	14	#45
Other Health Professions	$4.6M	5	7	Not ranked
Biochemistry	$4.3M	11	11	#79
Biology	$3.6M	9	10	Not ranked
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci	$2.9M	3	3	Not ranked
Psychiatry	$2.7M	7	6	#62
Surgery	$2.4M	4	6	#55
Orthopedics	$2.3M	5	6	#22
Biomedical Engineering	$1.8M	5	6	#55
Anesthesiology	$1.4M	2	3	#40
Engineering (all Types)	$1.4M	3	5	Not ranked
Pharmacology	$1.3M	4	4	#102
Neurosurgery	$1M	1	3	#49
Emergency Medicine	$865.7K	2	4	#32
Obstetrics & Gynecology	$795.8K	2	3	#52

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