University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #39Med School Rank #36

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$143.8M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
282
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
280
Principal investigators
National Rank
#39
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 Virginia in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$22.6M5041
Physiology$14.4M3022#2
Genetics$10.2M1011#15
Neurosciences$10.2M1914#13
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$9.6M2218
Surgery$8.6M1420#10
Biomedical Engineering$7.2M1314#6
Pediatrics$6.9M1216#27
Psychiatry$6.4M1114#38
Public Health & Prev Medicine$6M1119
Biochemistry$5.7M128#38
Pharmacology$4.7M1011#40
Anatomy/Cell Biology$4.4M89#31
Biology$4.4M1211
Chemistry$3.9M96
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$3.2M57
Pathology$2.5M55#49
Psychology$2.2M55
Neurology$2.1M46#41
Engineering (all Types)$2M43

Showing top 20 of 27 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Suna Onengut
2 grants
$6.6M
total funding
$5.2M
total funding
#3
Aakrosh Ratan
1 grant
$5.2M
total funding
#4
Jie Sun
6 grants
$3.9M
total funding
#5
Chia-yi Kuan
3 grants
$3.8M
total funding
#6
Lianwang Guo
4 grants
$2.8M
total funding
$2.6M
total funding
#8
William A Petri
6 grants
$2.6M
total funding
$2.4M
total funding
#10
Gary K Owens
3 grants
$2.4M
total funding