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University of South Florida

Tampa, FL · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #76Med School Rank #58

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$114.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
151
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
145
Principal investigators
National Rank
#76
Among 2,529 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 21 departments with NIH funding at University of South Florida in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine$49.7M2723#35
Psychiatry$17.7M148#24
Physiology$12.4M2831#14
Biochemistry$7.4M1719#52
Surgery$3.2M67#50
Other Health Professions$3.1M810Not ranked
Ophthalmology$2.8M65#35
Chemistry$1.9M54Not ranked
Neurosurgery$1.5M35#41
Microbiology & Immunology$1.3M34#98
Biology$1M22Not ranked
Pediatrics$1M23#78
Engineering (all Types)$964.3K33Not ranked
Pharmacology$901.8K22#108
Physics$804.4K23Not ranked
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$615.1K11#32
Pathology$597.5K11#81
Psychology$465.2K12Not ranked
Orthopedics$187.5K11#49
Public Health$150K11#121
Obstetrics & Gynecology$8.6K11#76
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Top funded principal investigators

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

$34.5M
total funding
#2
Samuel S Wu
1 grant
$28.3M
total funding
$13.2M
total funding
#4
Kendra Vehik
1 grant
$4.6M
total funding
$4.6M
total funding
#6
Yong Xu
5 grants
$2.8M
total funding
$2.5M
total funding
#8
Jinying Zhao
3 grants
$2.3M
total funding
#9
Da-Zhi Wang
3 grants
$1.8M
total funding
#10
Jianfeng Cai
3 grants
$1.7M
total funding