Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · School of Medicine
NIH Rank #71Med School Rank #56
NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$123M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
321
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
310
Principal investigators
National Rank
#71
Among 2,569 institutions, FY2026
Funding & rank history
NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.
Departments by funding
All 22 departments with NIH funding at Vanderbilt University in FY2026, largest first.
| Anatomy & Cell Biology | $17.6M | 41 | 43 | #8 |
| Biochemistry | $15.4M | 36 | 29 | #18 |
| Psychology | $14M | 31 | 32 | Not ranked |
| Engineering (all Types) | $13.3M | 31 | 29 | Not ranked |
| Physiology | $12.1M | 28 | 36 | #15 |
| Pharmacology | $10.4M | 37 | 31 | #30 |
| Biology | $10.2M | 25 | 20 | Not ranked |
| Chemistry | $9.6M | 18 | 20 | Not ranked |
| Biomedical Engineering | $9.2M | 22 | 17 | #18 |
| Internal Medicine | $3.2M | 14 | 19 | #93 |
| Social Sciences | $1.4M | 3 | 3 | Not ranked |
| Pathology | $1M | 15 | 15 | #75 |
| Miscellaneous | $958.1K | 2 | 3 | Not ranked |
| Other Basic Sciences | $604.4K | 2 | 2 | Not ranked |
| Neurology | $585.6K | 2 | 2 | #73 |
| Radiology | $439K | 1 | 1 | #70 |
| Surgery | $338K | 1 | 3 | #79 |
| Neurosciences | $269.6K | 2 | 2 | #71 |
| Otolaryngology | $261.6K | 1 | 1 | #49 |
| Microbiology & Immunology | $71.1K | 2 | 2 | #118 |
| Pediatrics | $55.1K | 1 | 1 | #107 |
| Psychiatry | $35.6K | 1 | 1 | #87 |
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Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Vanderbilt University based on NIH grant totals.
$3.9M
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$3.7M
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$3.4M
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$2.6M
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$2.5M
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$2.5M
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$2.4M
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$2.4M
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$2.3M
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