University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #5Med School Rank #3

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$393M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
713
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
762
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$90M135136
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$23.5M4548
Pathology$22M2934#6
Neurology$18.4M3541#7
Genetics$15.4M2124#8
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$14.8M3540
Veterinary Sciences$13.4M2829
Neurosciences$13.3M2833#8
Obstetrics & Gynecology$13.2M1318
Psychiatry$12.8M2732#18
Biology$12.4M2825
Other Health Professions$11.9M1928
Anatomy/Cell Biology$10.9M1917#8
Surgery$10.8M914#4
Neurosurgery$9.7M1817#3
Orthopedics$8.7M1716#1
Biochemistry$8M1718#25
Dentistry$7.8M2425
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$7.6M1417
Otolaryngology$6.5M1514#3

Showing top 20 of 35 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$11.9M
total funding
#2
Ali Naji
4 grants
$11.7M
total funding
$10.8M
total funding
$10.8M
total funding
$9.3M
total funding
$8.5M
total funding
$8.1M
total funding
$7.8M
total funding
$7.4M
total funding
#10
Li-san Wang
6 grants
$7.2M
total funding