University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #18Med School Rank #19

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$248.8M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
403
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
431
Principal investigators
National Rank
#18
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 Wisconsin-Madison in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$69.2M6679
Pathology$26.3M2724#3
Pediatrics$17.9M2727#10
Biochemistry$15M2427#5
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$10.7M1721
Surgery$9.4M1821#8
Anatomy/Cell Biology$9.3M1917#14
Neurosciences$7.1M1613#23
Psychiatry$6.6M1112#37
Psychology$6.3M1717
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$6.3M1716
Chemistry$6.1M1513
Biology$5.8M1821
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$3.9M99
Neurosurgery$3.7M68#11
Engineering (all Types)$3.4M59
Nutrition$3.3M46
Physics$3.3M57
Social Sciences$3.1M99
Public Health & Prev Medicine$3M812

Showing top 20 of 34 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$9.9M
total funding
#2
Sanjay Asthana
2 grants
$9.7M
total funding
$9.4M
total funding
#4
Pamela Herd
1 grant
$9.4M
total funding
$9.3M
total funding
$8.9M
total funding
$8.9M
total funding
#8
James E. Gern
5 grants
$7.5M
total funding
#9
Amy J. Kind
2 grants
$7M
total funding
#10
Daniel J Jackson
2 grants
$6.2M
total funding