University of South Florida

Tampa, FL · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #85Med School Rank #61

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$52.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
92
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
94
Principal investigators
National Rank
#85
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$15.2M75#14
Physiology$8.2M1824#13
Internal Medicine/Medicine$7.5M1611
Biochemistry$5.1M1114#41
Chemistry$1.9M54
Surgery$1.9M45#42
Ophthalmology$1.7M44#35
Other Health Professions$1.4M33
Neurosurgery$987.4K23#30
Physics$804.4K23
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$791.7K23
Engineering (all Types)$715.3K22
Pathology$597.5K11#70
Biology$469.3K11
Pharmacology$412.9K11#108
Orthopedics$187.5K11#36

Top funded principal investigators

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

$13.2M
total funding
#2
Jinying Zhao
3 grants
$2.3M
total funding
#3
Da-zhi Wang
3 grants
$1.8M
total funding
$1.4M
total funding
$1.2M
total funding
#6
Yong Xu
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
$1.2M
total funding
$1.1M
total funding
#9
Laura M. Bohn
2 grants
$1.1M
total funding
$997.1K
total funding