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University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #22Med School Rank #22

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$242.8M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
496
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
557
Principal investigators
National Rank
#22
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 Minnesota in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$26.4M5862
Public Health & Prev Medicine$18.6M2834
Pediatrics$16.4M3537#18
Neurosciences$15.5M4036#6
Pharmacology$15M3042#13
Pathology$12.3M2823#13
Surgery$11.6M2128#7
Biochemistry$11.4M3030#16
Family Medicine$10.8M1826#1
Biomedical Engineering$9M1420#6
Neurology$8.8M1214#17
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$8.5M1627
Psychiatry$7.8M1414#33
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$6.7M1317
Genetics$6.2M1618#22
Dentistry$5.8M1413
Veterinary Sciences$5.2M1118
Physiology$4.7M1113#36
Social Sciences$3M56
Chemistry$2.6M77

Showing top 20 of 36 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Steve Ruggles
4 grants
$4.6M
total funding
$3.6M
total funding
#3
Janette Dill
1 grant
$3.6M
total funding
$3.6M
total funding
#5
Sylia Wilson
3 grants
$3.5M
total funding
$3.3M
total funding
#7
Kamil Ugurbil
2 grants
$3.2M
total funding
$3.1M
total funding
#9
John C Bischof
4 grants
$2.8M
total funding
#10
Monica Luciana
3 grants
$2.7M
total funding