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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #79Med School Rank #57

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$69.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
159
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
188
Principal investigators
National Rank
#79
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$14.8M2832#14
Psychiatry$9.6M1822#25
Internal Medicine/Medicine$5.9M1416
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$5.7M1413
Dentistry$4.4M118
Neurosciences$3.6M68#42
Neurology$3.1M65#38
Biochemistry$2.6M78#79
Pathology$2.5M46#53
Pediatrics$2.3M45#50
Genetics$1.9M511#44
Other Health Professions$1.6M34
Chemistry$1.5M43
Public Health & Prev Medicine$1.5M35
Psychology$1.4M44
Engineering (all Types)$1.2M45
Physiology$1.1M34#65
Family Medicine$900K24#23
Physical Medicine & Rehab$555.1K23
Social Sciences$494.2K22

Showing top 20 of 26 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
$1.9M
total funding
#7
James M Bjork
2 grants
$1.9M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding
$1.8M
total funding
#10
Huiping Zhou
2 grants
$1.6M
total funding