University of Rochester

Rochester, NY · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #48Med School Rank #43

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$106.7M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
224
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
252
Principal investigators
National Rank
#48
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 Rochester in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$17.5M2837
Neurosciences$8.9M2122#17
Public Health & Prev Medicine$7.9M1313
Ophthalmology$7M1213#7
Pharmacology$6.8M128#26
Psychiatry$6.7M1213#36
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$6M1314
Neurology$5.7M1215#22
Pediatrics$5.6M1215#32
Biochemistry$4.5M129#49
Biology$4.4M1112
Biomedical Engineering$3.2M810#33
Orthopedics$2.6M79#10
Dentistry$2.2M36
Chemistry$1.9M67
Dermatology$1.6M33#17
Surgery$1.6M44#46
Physical Medicine & Rehab$1.4M34
Genetics$1.3M33#49
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1.1M33

Showing top 20 of 29 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$3.2M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
#3
Scott Earley
2 grants
$2.5M
total funding
$2.2M
total funding
$2.2M
total funding
#6
Ruchira Singh
3 grants
$2.1M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding
#10
Jose U. Scher
1 grant
$1.9M
total funding