University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #33Med School Rank #33

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$157.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
316
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
357
Principal investigators
National Rank
#33
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 Utah in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$29.4M6173
Pathology$18.4M2827#8
Biochemistry$11.5M3127#13
Psychiatry$8.9M1010#28
Pediatrics$6.7M1523#29
Pharmacology$6.3M1314#31
Neurosciences$5.9M1514#25
Family Medicine$4.4M58#4
Public Health & Prev Medicine$4.3M914
Miscellaneous$4.2M911
Other Health Professions$4.2M89
Neurology$3.7M710#26
Biology$3.6M911
Genetics$3.3M811#33
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$3.3M79
Orthopedics$3.2M77#5
Surgery$3.1M77#32
Engineering (all Types)$2.5M55
Ophthalmology$2.4M89#27
Obstetrics & Gynecology$2.4M78

Showing top 20 of 30 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Brian D Evavold
5 grants
$6.6M
total funding
$6M
total funding
#3
Karen Wilcox
1 grant
$5.6M
total funding
#4
Rachel Hess
1 grant
$5.6M
total funding
#5
Hilary Coon
2 grants
$3.7M
total funding
$3M
total funding
#7
Erin McGlade
1 grant
$2.7M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
#10
Matthew Bettini
2 grants
$2.6M
total funding