University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #9Med School Rank #11

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$339.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
632
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
700
Principal investigators
National Rank
#9
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 Pittsburgh in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$68.6M112135
Psychiatry$63.1M8184#2
Public Health & Prev Medicine$22.1M3749
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$22M5053
Pediatrics$21.3M5355#6
Pharmacology$19.2M3939#6
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$11.7M2024
Neurosciences$10.6M2325#12
Neurology$8.1M1513#16
Surgery$8M1618#13
Anatomy/Cell Biology$7.9M1921#18
Anesthesiology$7M1514#4
Pathology$6.9M1315#25
Biology$6M1316
Other Health Professions$6M1619
Biomedical Engineering$4.9M914#17
Neurosurgery$4.7M911#7
Ophthalmology$4.1M1010#19
Dentistry$3.7M89
Physical Medicine & Rehab$3.6M811

Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$11.4M
total funding
$11.2M
total funding
$10.6M
total funding
$10.4M
total funding
$5.7M
total funding
#6
Steven E Reis
1 grant
$4.7M
total funding
$4.7M
total funding
#8
Beth Snitz
2 grants
$4.4M
total funding
#9
Akira Sekikawa
5 grants
$3.9M
total funding
#10
Mary Ganguli
1 grant
$3.8M
total funding