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University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #8Med School Rank #9

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$659.9M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
1,089
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,118
Principal investigators
National Rank
#8
Among 2,529 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 35 departments with NIH funding at University of Pittsburgh in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine$140.4M232273#13
Psychiatry$114.2M148142#3
Public Health$44.7M6186#7
Pediatrics$31.4M7770#22
Microbiology & Immunology$29.7M6362#4
Pharmacology$27.5M5454#12
Radiology$26.1M3640#11
Neurosciences$25.7M3537#5
Surgery$20.9M3640#10
Anatomy & Cell Biology$18.6M3041#6
Emergency Medicine$14.7M710#3
Neurology$13.8M2227#23
Anesthesiology$13.7M2119#7
Otolaryngology$12.7M1336#2
Obstetrics & Gynecology$10.7M1923#10
Pathology$10.4M1823#29
Biomedical Engineering$10.3M2631#14
Other Health Professions$10M2829Not ranked
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$9.6M1418#1
Dentistry$9.5M1418Not ranked
Neurosurgery$9.5M1623#8
Ophthalmology$9.2M1920#15
Biology$8.7M1924Not ranked
Miscellaneous$6.9M1215Not ranked
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$4.6M913Not ranked
Psychology$4.4M1312Not ranked
Dermatology$3.6M910#10
Orthopedics$3.5M87#13
Chemistry$2.8M77Not ranked
Engineering (all Types)$2.8M57Not ranked
Genetics$2.4M45#43
Urology$1.5M34#24
Family Medicine$1.3M11#28
Plastic Surgery$951.6K31Not ranked
Physics$275.3K11Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

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

$14.9M
total funding
$14M
total funding
$13.9M
total funding
$13.5M
total funding
#5
Ann D. Cohen
3 grants
$13.4M
total funding
$13.1M
total funding
$12.6M
total funding
#8
Afonso C Silva
2 grants
$12.3M
total funding
$11.2M
total funding
$11.2M
total funding
University of Pittsburgh — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience