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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$106.5M161155
Pathology$27.1M3641#4
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$27M5050
Neurology$22.2M4450#6
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$17.1M4652
Obstetrics & Gynecology$16.8M1721
Psychiatry$16.4M3339#15
Genetics$16M2328#10
Neurosciences$15.1M3238#7
Biology$15.1M3329
Veterinary Sciences$13.6M3131
Surgery$13M1118#4
Neurosurgery$12.6M2123#3
Other Health Professions$12.6M2130
Anatomy/Cell Biology$11M2018#12
Orthopedics$9.8M1918#1
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$8.9M1618
Dentistry$8.8M2626
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.

$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