University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #24Med School Rank #22

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$199.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
414
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
487
Principal investigators
National Rank
#24
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$19.7M4445
Pediatrics$16.1M3335#15
Neurosciences$14.6M3735#6
Pharmacology$12.7M2636#14
Public Health & Prev Medicine$11.7M2024
Pathology$10.8M2219#13
Surgery$9.9M1925#6
Biomedical Engineering$9M1420#5
Biochemistry$9M2528#19
Family Medicine$8.1M1422#1
Psychiatry$7.6M1313#33
Neurology$7M911#18
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$5.3M1014
Genetics$5.1M1315#24
Dentistry$4.8M1011
Veterinary Sciences$4.5M1017
Physiology$4.3M911#36
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$3.7M1116
Social Sciences$3M56
Chemistry$2.2M66

Showing top 20 of 34 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$3.6M
total funding
#2
Sylia Wilson
3 grants
$3.5M
total funding
$3.3M
total funding
$3.1M
total funding
#5
John C Bischof
4 grants
$2.8M
total funding
#6
Steve Ruggles
3 grants
$2.8M
total funding
#7
Monica Luciana
3 grants
$2.7M
total funding
$2.3M
total funding
#9
Bruce R Blazar
2 grants
$2.2M
total funding
#10
Julia Ar Drew
2 grants
$2.2M
total funding