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University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #28Med School Rank #25

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$341.2M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
719
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
723
Principal investigators
National Rank
#28
Among 2,933 institutions, FY2025

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 35 departments with NIH funding at University of Minnesota in FY2025, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine$40.9M8481#38
Pediatrics$36.7M5958#11
Public Health$23.6M4340#16
Neurosciences$17.7M5151#10
Neurology$17.6M2121#20
Family Medicine$17.1M3541#1
Surgery$14.9M2435#11
Pharmacology$14.9M3844#18
Biochemistry$14.3M4139#22
Pathology$13.5M3225#19
Microbiology & Immunology$12.3M3131#29
Radiology$11.8M1933#21
Psychiatry$11.4M2424#31
Physiology$10.3M1918#19
Genetics$8.8M2624#27
Biomedical Engineering$8.3M2226#17
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$6.8M79Not ranked
Veterinary Sciences$5.3M1119Not ranked
Dentistry$4.8M1212Not ranked
Social Sciences$4.7M710Not ranked
Otolaryngology$4.4M611#14
Chemistry$2.6M77Not ranked
Obstetrics & Gynecology$1.3M57#44
Orthopedics$1.3M35#29
Ophthalmology$1.2M45#51
Anesthesiology$1.1M22#45
Other Health Professions$1.1M44Not ranked
Psychology$1M33Not ranked
Engineering (all Types)$1M33Not ranked
Neurosurgery$985K23#46
Other Basic Sciences$926.9K33Not ranked
Miscellaneous$911.4K45Not ranked
Urology$387.5K11#33
Emergency Medicine$347K12#43
Zoology$232.5K11Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

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

$12.5M
total funding
#2
Damien A Fair
3 grants
$11.3M
total funding
#3
Bruce R Blazar
4 grants
$9.2M
total funding
$5.4M
total funding
#5
Steve Ruggles
6 grants
$5.3M
total funding
#6
Nathan Bahr
6 grants
$5M
total funding
$4.6M
total funding
#8
Jan Zimmermann
4 grants
$3.9M
total funding
$3.8M
total funding
#10
Sylia Wilson
4 grants
$3.8M
total funding
University of Minnesota — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience