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University of South Florida

Tampa, FL · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #84Med School Rank #60

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$64.1M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
108
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
108
Principal investigators
National Rank
#84
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 South Florida in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Psychiatry$16.3M95#16
Internal Medicine/Medicine$12.9M1915
Physiology$10M2227#10
Biochemistry$5.9M1215#47
Other Health Professions$2M56
Chemistry$1.9M54
Surgery$1.9M45#47
Ophthalmology$1.7M44#38
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$1.3M34
Neurosurgery$987.4K23#35
Physics$804.4K23
Pediatrics$763.6K12#70
Engineering (all Types)$715.3K22
Pathology$597.5K11#73
Biology$469.3K11
Pharmacology$412.9K11#113
Orthopedics$187.5K11#37

Top funded principal investigators

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

$13.2M
total funding
$4.6M
total funding
#3
Kendra Vehik
1 grant
$4.6M
total funding
#4
Yong Xu
4 grants
$2.3M
total funding
#5
Jinying Zhao
3 grants
$2.3M
total funding
$1.8M
total funding
#7
Da-zhi Wang
3 grants
$1.8M
total funding
$1.4M
total funding
$1.2M
total funding
#10
Paula C Bickford
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding