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UT Health Science Center Houston

San Antonio, TX · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #30Med School Rank #29

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$195.9M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
371
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
387
Principal investigators
National Rank
#30
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 UT Health Science Center Houston in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$33.6M5761
Neurology$23.4M3939#5
Biochemistry$16.6M4039#7
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$12.1M2724
Miscellaneous$10.6M816
Genetics$8.1M1717#19
Neurosurgery$7.9M1719#6
Pharmacology$7.5M1819#28
Public Health & Prev Medicine$7.1M1113
Psychiatry$6.6M1216#38
Obstetrics & Gynecology$6.6M1314
Anesthesiology$5.8M1312#7
Biology$5.6M1416
Dentistry$5M1112
Physiology$4.7M106#37
Anatomy/Cell Biology$4.3M78#34
Pediatrics$3.9M78#42
Neurosciences$3.9M98#40
Psychology$3.5M69
Administration$3.2M12

Showing top 20 of 31 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at UT Health Science Center Houston based on NIH grant totals.

$6.2M
total funding
$6.2M
total funding
#3
Sean I Savitz
2 grants
$5.9M
total funding
$5.6M
total funding
$5.6M
total funding
$5.6M
total funding
$5.5M
total funding
$5.5M
total funding
#9
Jiajie Zhang
1 grant
$5.5M
total funding
$5.5M
total funding