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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · University

NIH Rank #170

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$38.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
59
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
83
Principal investigators
National Rank
#170
Among 2,569 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 15 departments with NIH funding at West Virginia University in FY2026, largest first.

Internal Medicine$7.1M38#83
Biochemistry$5.5M914#68
Physiology$3.6M910#51
Pharmacology$2.7M311#82
Ophthalmology$2.3M55#39
Neurosciences$2.2M57#56
Microbiology & Immunology$1.3M22#95
Chemistry$868.9K24Not ranked
Biology$799K22Not ranked
Other Health Professions$714.9K12Not ranked
Engineering (all Types)$484.9K11Not ranked
Pediatrics$381.1K13#98
Orthopedics$332K12#47
Public Health$255.5K11#115
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$154.3K11Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

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

$10.8M
total funding
$5.9M
total funding
#3
Gary O Rankin
1 grant
$3.9M
total funding
$3.9M
total funding
$3.9M
total funding
#6
Sijin Wen
1 grant
$3.9M
total funding
#7
Reagan Curtis
1 grant
$3.9M
total funding
$3.9M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
#10
Shian Liu
2 grants
$2.6M
total funding