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University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #49Med School Rank #40

NIH Funding · FY2024

Total Funding
$187M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
458
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
439
Principal investigators
National Rank
#49
Among 2,872 institutions, FY2024

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 29 departments with NIH funding at University of Virginia in FY2024, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine$30.5M7171#43
Physiology$16.4M3428#5
Biomedical Engineering$15.3M4036#5
Public Health$12M2431#31
Surgery$10.5M2028#16
Neurosciences$9.6M2620#27
Microbiology & Immunology$9.3M2622#34
Pediatrics$8.5M1621#43
Anatomy & Cell Biology$8M2323#23
Biology$7.6M2615Not ranked
Pharmacology$7.1M1916#38
Chemistry$7.1M1811Not ranked
Psychiatry$6.7M1418#45
Neurology$5.8M1113#35
Biochemistry$5.4M1512#63
Pathology$4.7M107#46
Anesthesiology$3.5M106#26
Engineering (all Types)$3.1M913Not ranked
Ophthalmology$2.9M63#34
Psychology$2.5M810Not ranked
Radiology$2.2M57#48
Otolaryngology$1.3M35#37
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$733.5K12Not ranked
Other Health Professions$615.7K11Not ranked
Obstetrics & Gynecology$614.2K22#57
Miscellaneous$544.6K12Not ranked
Neurosurgery$391.6K11#54
Orthopedics$206.8K13#45
Administration$201.9K11Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
William A Petri
8 grants
$4.5M
total funding
#2
Gary K Owens
5 grants
$4.1M
total funding
#3
Jie Sun
6 grants
$3.4M
total funding
$2.9M
total funding
#5
K Craig Kent
4 grants
$2.9M
total funding
#6
Lianwang Guo
4 grants
$2.9M
total funding
#7
B. Jill Venton
5 grants
$2.8M
total funding
#8
Jianjie Ma
4 grants
$2.7M
total funding
$2.4M
total funding
$2.4M
total funding
University of Virginia — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience