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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #38Med School Rank #36

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$284.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
543
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
557
Principal investigators
National Rank
#38
Among 2,529 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 32 departments with NIH funding at University of Utah in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine$54.3M105135#32
Pathology$26.6M4338#9
Biochemistry$19.1M4136#12
Pediatrics$13.7M2636#34
Public Health$13.6M1831#33
Neurosciences$12.3M2720#24
Miscellaneous$11.4M2130Not ranked
Psychiatry$10.2M1514#36
Neurology$9.1M1012#35
Other Health Professions$8.7M1414Not ranked
Pharmacology$8.2M1718#41
Family Medicine$8M711#3
Obstetrics & Gynecology$7.8M1315#16
Ophthalmology$6.6M1716#21
Genetics$6.1M1618#34
Nutrition$5.5M1313Not ranked
Biology$5.5M1416Not ranked
Surgery$5.3M1113#38
Engineering (all Types)$4.9M911Not ranked
Radiology$4.8M1315#39
Orthopedics$4M910#9
Chemistry$4M1110Not ranked
Psychology$2.5M46Not ranked
Neurosurgery$2.5M77#34
Dermatology$2.5M67#19
Social Sciences$2.2M96Not ranked
Anesthesiology$1.8M34#36
Biomedical Engineering$1.6M45#58
Otolaryngology$1.2M22#35
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1.1M33Not ranked
Physics$577.9K23Not ranked
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$515.4K33#34
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Top funded principal investigators

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

$7.8M
total funding
#2
Brian D Evavold
6 grants
$7.2M
total funding
#3
Nicola J. Camp
2 grants
$6.7M
total funding
$6.5M
total funding
#5
Adam P Bress
4 grants
$6.2M
total funding
#6
Owen Pornillos
2 grants
$6.1M
total funding
$6.1M
total funding
$6M
total funding
#9
Michael S Kay
3 grants
$6M
total funding
$5.9M
total funding