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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #27Med School Rank #23

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$369.5M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
665
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
666
Principal investigators
National Rank
#27
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 FY2025.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$83.3M103111
Pediatrics$30.1M4949#11
Pathology$25.9M3236#8
Biochemistry$20.2M3737#8
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$19M3441
Surgery$14.6M3231#11
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$13.4M3025
Anatomy/Cell Biology$12M3224#15
Psychology$11.8M3031
Neurology$11.6M1210#27
Physics$11.4M1421
Neurosciences$10M2622#25
Chemistry$9.8M2318
Psychiatry$9.8M1113#32
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$8.3M1519
Public Health & Prev Medicine$8.1M1221
Biology$7.9M2626
Genetics$7.5M1415#32
Engineering (all Types)$6.1M1114
Other Health Professions$5.4M49

Showing top 20 of 36 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$12.7M
total funding
#2
Sanjay Asthana
3 grants
$11.2M
total funding
#3
Michal Engelman
3 grants
$10.7M
total funding
#4
Pamela Herd
1 grant
$10.3M
total funding
$9.9M
total funding
#6
Jane S Paulsen
4 grants
$9.7M
total funding
$9.6M
total funding
#8
James E. Gern
8 grants
$9.1M
total funding
$8.9M
total funding
$8M
total funding