University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · University

NIH Rank #65

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$70.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
137
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
154
Principal investigators
National Rank
#65
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
Internal Medicine/Medicine$16M3338
Neurology$14.5M2527#10
Psychiatry$9.2M1518#23
Biomedical Engineering$3.3M67#31
Engineering (all Types)$2.8M59
Pediatrics$2.6M57#45
Neurosciences$2.2M57#49
Public Health & Prev Medicine$2.1M65
Surgery$2.1M24#40
Miscellaneous$1.8M37
Pharmacology$1.8M55#72
Biology$1.6M56
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$979.7K24
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
#2
Karen Zito
1 grant
$3.1M
total funding
#3
Jasper Smits
3 grants
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$1.8M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
#9
Joshua M Cisler
2 grants
$1.4M
total funding
$1.4M
total funding