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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #4Med School Rank #2

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$744.8M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
1,234
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,151
Principal investigators
National Rank
#4
Among 2,529 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 36 departments with NIH funding at University of Pennsylvania in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine$180.4M255260#5
Radiology$52.1M7680#2
Pathology$49.1M5362#1
Neurology$38.9M6271#9
Psychiatry$34.8M5667#9
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$33.7M7385Not ranked
Surgery$33.2M2132#3
Obstetrics & Gynecology$26.9M2634#2
Genetics$22.5M3639#7
Biology$21M4339Not ranked
Microbiology & Immunology$18.9M2531#15
Anatomy & Cell Biology$18.5M3027#7
Other Health Professions$18.4M3438Not ranked
Neurosciences$18.4M3838#8
Veterinary Sciences$18.3M4843Not ranked
Neurosurgery$16.7M2724#2
Orthopedics$13.5M2723#1
Dentistry$13.1M3536Not ranked
Biochemistry$10.8M2623#33
Pharmacology$10.2M1519#31
Biomedical Engineering$8.9M2418#13
Ophthalmology$8.9M1615#14
Physiology$8.5M1412#31
Otolaryngology$8.4M1819#7
Dermatology$8.3M1615#3
Chemistry$5.3M1313Not ranked
Emergency Medicine$5.1M910#10
Engineering (all Types)$4.1M910Not ranked
Social Sciences$4M2013Not ranked
Pediatrics$3.9M914#3
Anesthesiology$3.6M99#12
Family Medicine$3.4M76#10
Psychology$3.3M813Not ranked
Miscellaneous$2.1M43Not ranked
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$1.3M34#21
Other Basic Sciences$1.1M23Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Ali Naji
6 grants
$22M
total funding
$19.4M
total funding
$14.7M
total funding
#4
Alvin C Powers
2 grants
$13.9M
total funding
$13.5M
total funding
#6
Li-San Wang
6 grants
$13.4M
total funding
$13.3M
total funding
$12.1M
total funding
$11.9M
total funding
$11.9M
total funding