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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #5Med School Rank #3

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$453.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
834
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
855
Principal investigators
National Rank
#5
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 Pennsylvania in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$122.4M169194
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$33.2M5663
Pathology$31.1M4146#4
Neurology$22.2M4450#6
Biology$17.6M3634
Psychiatry$17.1M3439#15
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$17.1M4652
Obstetrics & Gynecology$16.9M1822
Genetics$16M2328#10
Neurosciences$15.1M3238#7
Surgery$14.9M1324#4
Veterinary Sciences$14.3M3334
Anatomy/Cell Biology$13.2M2320#12
Neurosurgery$12.6M2123#3
Other Health Professions$12.6M2130
Orthopedics$9.8M1918#1
Dentistry$9M2726
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$8.9M1618
Biochemistry$8M1819#32
Biomedical Engineering$7.1M1716#13

Showing top 20 of 35 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$12.1M
total funding
$11.9M
total funding
#3
Theresa M Busch
3 grants
$11.9M
total funding
#4
Ali Naji
4 grants
$11.7M
total funding
$11.1M
total funding
$10.8M
total funding
$10.8M
total funding
$10.6M
total funding
$10.5M
total funding
$10.4M
total funding
University of Pennsylvania — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience