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University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · University

NIH Rank #67

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$82.8M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
160
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
182
Principal investigators
National Rank
#67
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 Texas at Austin in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Neurology$18.4M2832#9
Internal Medicine/Medicine$17.3M3848
Psychiatry$9.2M1518#27
Miscellaneous$3.9M612
Pediatrics$3.6M68#45
Biomedical Engineering$3.3M67#34
Neurosciences$3.2M810#44
Engineering (all Types)$2.8M59
Pharmacology$2.5M77#68
Public Health & Prev Medicine$2.5M76
Biology$2.5M78
Surgery$2.1M24#43
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$1.7M35
Psychology$883.5K22
Obstetrics & Gynecology$654.8K12

Top funded principal investigators

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

$3.9M
total funding
$3.2M
total funding
#3
Eric Grodsky
1 grant
$3.2M
total funding
$3.2M
total funding
#5
Karen Zito
1 grant
$3.1M
total funding
$3.1M
total funding
#7
Jasper Smits
3 grants
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding