Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO · School Of Medicine
NIH Rank #7Med School Rank #8
NIH Funding · FY2025
Total Funding
$640.6M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
1,144
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,091
Principal investigators
National Rank
#7
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 FY2025.
| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $136M | 254 | 244 | — |
| Neurology | $77.8M | 73 | 58 | #2 |
| Psychiatry | $43.3M | 69 | 75 | #7 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $41.3M | 79 | 85 | — |
| Pathology | $37.3M | 76 | 68 | #4 |
| Pediatrics | $31.6M | 64 | 61 | #10 |
| Anesthesiology | $29.1M | 55 | 44 | #1 |
| Genetics | $26.4M | 29 | 47 | #7 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $17.4M | 32 | 28 | — |
| Surgery | $16.1M | 32 | 42 | #8 |
| Ophthalmology | $14.8M | 20 | 17 | #4 |
| Neurosciences | $14.4M | 34 | 31 | #16 |
| Neurosurgery | $13.4M | 22 | 24 | #4 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $13M | 24 | 19 | #14 |
| Biology | $11.1M | 24 | 23 | — |
| Other Basic Sciences | $10.5M | 24 | 23 | — |
| Biochemistry | $10.4M | 20 | 22 | #30 |
| Orthopedics | $9.2M | 24 | 24 | #2 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $8.4M | 16 | 21 | #16 |
| Otolaryngology | $7.9M | 18 | 15 | #7 |
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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