Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · School of Medicine
NIH Rank #92Med School Rank #57
NIH Funding · FY2023
Total Funding
$117.6M
Fiscal year 2023
Grants Awarded
355
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
281
Principal investigators
National Rank
#92
Among 3,151 institutions, FY2023
Funding & rank history
NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.
Departments by funding
All 15 departments with NIH funding at Vanderbilt University in FY2023, largest first.
| Anatomy & Cell Biology | $19.3M | 45 | 35 | #7 |
| Biochemistry | $12M | 33 | 20 | #28 |
| Physiology | $11.1M | 33 | 26 | #19 |
| Pharmacology | $11M | 38 | 32 | #30 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $7.6M | 24 | 15 | #24 |
| Internal Medicine | $3M | 26 | 26 | #101 |
| Pediatrics | $1.5M | 4 | 4 | #76 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $870.2K | 3 | 3 | #54 |
| Pathology | $632.6K | 8 | 8 | #84 |
| Radiology | $614.9K | 1 | 1 | #68 |
| Neurosciences | $471.5K | 5 | 5 | #67 |
| Otolaryngology | $355.3K | 5 | 5 | #51 |
| Neurology | $122.2K | 3 | 3 | #79 |
| Ophthalmology | $43.8K | 1 | 1 | #74 |
| Surgery | $32.8K | 1 | 1 | #83 |
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Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Vanderbilt University based on NIH grant totals.
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