Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #74Med School Rank #56

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$61M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
136
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
166
Principal investigators
National Rank
#74
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 Virginia Commonwealth University in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Pharmacology$13.1M2529#13
Psychiatry$8.9M1418#25
Internal Medicine/Medicine$5.7M1315
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$4.5M1212
Dentistry$3.9M108
Neurosciences$3.6M68#40
Biochemistry$2.2M56#77
Neurology$2.2M44#38
Pathology$1.9M35#54
Genetics$1.9M511#43
Other Health Professions$1.6M34
Chemistry$1.5M43
Public Health & Prev Medicine$1.5M35
Psychology$1.2M32
Engineering (all Types)$1.2M45
Physiology$1.1M34#62
Pediatrics$898.1K22#62
Family Medicine$798.8K13#17
Physical Medicine & Rehab$555.1K23
Social Sciences$494.2K22

Showing top 20 of 25 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Virginia Commonwealth University based on NIH grant totals.

$4.3M
total funding
#2
Shijun Zhang
2 grants
$2.1M
total funding
#3
Yuesheng Zhang
2 grants
$2.1M
total funding
#4
Jason A Carlyon
4 grants
$2.1M
total funding
#5
Kurt F Hauser
3 grants
$2M
total funding
#6
James M Bjork
2 grants
$1.9M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding
$1.8M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
#10
Hermine H Maes
3 grants
$1.5M
total funding