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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #31Med School Rank #34

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$194.1M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
378
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
412
Principal investigators
National Rank
#31
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$35.3M7086
Pathology$22.2M3631#7
Biochemistry$13M3429#13
Public Health & Prev Medicine$10M1117
Psychiatry$9.6M1211#26
Neurosciences$7.7M1816#24
Family Medicine$7.2M610#2
Pharmacology$6.9M1416#30
Pediatrics$6.7M1523#34
Miscellaneous$5M1113
Biology$4.9M1214
Ophthalmology$4.7M1312#18
Neurology$4.5M810#31
Other Health Professions$4.4M1011
Genetics$3.8M1013#34
Obstetrics & Gynecology$3.7M1011
Surgery$3.3M88#33
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$3.3M79
Orthopedics$3.2M77#9
Engineering (all Types)$2.5M55

Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Brian D Evavold
6 grants
$7.2M
total funding
#2
Adam P Bress
4 grants
$6.2M
total funding
$6M
total funding
#4
Karen Wilcox
1 grant
$5.6M
total funding
#5
Rachel Hess
1 grant
$5.6M
total funding
$5M
total funding
$5M
total funding
#8
Hilary Coon
2 grants
$3.7M
total funding
$3M
total funding
$3M
total funding