Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO · School Of Medicine
NIH Rank #9Med School Rank #10
NIH Funding · FY2024
Total Funding
$599.1M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
1,206
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,063
Principal investigators
National Rank
#9
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 Washington University in St. Louis in FY2024.
| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $123.5M | 251 | 239 | — |
| Neurology | $65.9M | 69 | 66 | #3 |
| Psychiatry | $51.1M | 82 | 90 | #5 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $35.4M | 77 | 78 | — |
| Pediatrics | $31M | 75 | 70 | #11 |
| Pathology | $30.4M | 70 | 60 | #5 |
| Anesthesiology | $30.1M | 55 | 46 | #1 |
| Surgery | $19M | 45 | 51 | #4 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $18.4M | 39 | 28 | — |
| Neurosciences | $17M | 40 | 36 | #12 |
| Genetics | $14.9M | 26 | 26 | #14 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $11.6M | 32 | 24 | #15 |
| Orthopedics | $11.1M | 30 | 23 | #2 |
| Neurosurgery | $11M | 25 | 26 | #7 |
| Biochemistry | $9.8M | 23 | 20 | #32 |
| Other Basic Sciences | $9.4M | 27 | 21 | — |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $8.2M | 7 | 12 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $8M | 22 | 25 | #17 |
| Social Sciences | $7.7M | 19 | 23 | — |
| Chemistry | $7.5M | 9 | 9 | — |
Showing top 20 of 30 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Washington University in St. Louis based on NIH grant totals.
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