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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #42Med School Rank #34

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$262.7M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
564
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
581
Principal investigators
National Rank
#42
Among 2,933 institutions, FY2025

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 31 departments with NIH funding at University of Utah in FY2025, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine$49.1M104116#35
Pathology$19.8M3833#12
Pediatrics$17.8M3644#30
Public Health$17.3M2336#27
Biochemistry$12.3M3230#29
Pharmacology$11.5M2522#27
Miscellaneous$10M2127Not ranked
Psychiatry$9.5M2018#37
Family Medicine$9.1M1012#2
Neurology$8.4M109#35
Genetics$8.1M2324#30
Neurosciences$7.3M2118#35
Other Health Professions$7.2M1612Not ranked
Ophthalmology$6.3M2117#21
Biology$6.1M1721Not ranked
Obstetrics & Gynecology$5.8M1212#17
Radiology$5.6M1220#34
Nutrition$5.2M1213Not ranked
Orthopedics$4.7M128#8
Surgery$4.5M1112#38
Chemistry$3.9M1111Not ranked
Psychology$2.9M79Not ranked
Neurosurgery$2.5M77#33
Dermatology$2.4M77#18
Social Sciences$1.6M45Not ranked
Biomedical Engineering$1.4M45#58
Engineering (all Types)$1.4M69Not ranked
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1.1M43Not ranked
Anesthesiology$926.2K24#46
Physics$586.9K23Not ranked
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$54.5K11#42
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Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Adam P Bress
3 grants
$6.2M
total funding
$5.8M
total funding
$5.8M
total funding
$5.8M
total funding
#5
Karen Wilcox
1 grant
$5.4M
total funding
#6
Rachel Hess
1 grant
$5.4M
total funding
#7
Kevin M Watt
4 grants
$5M
total funding
$4.4M
total funding
$4.1M
total funding
$4M
total funding
University of Utah — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience