Yale University

New Haven, CT · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #4Med School Rank #7

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$410.1M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
659
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
710
Principal investigators
National Rank
#4
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 Yale University in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$80.7M127153
Psychiatry$75.3M7978#1
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$20.2M3635
Biochemistry$19.4M4037#3
Neurology$18.9M3148#6
Emergency Medicine$18.9M916#1
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$17.8M3129
Genetics$15.9M2836#7
Public Health & Prev Medicine$14M2932
Neurosciences$12.7M2828#9
Pathology$11.8M2020#12
Pharmacology$11.1M1719#19
Pediatrics$9.5M1520#21
Chemistry$8.5M1516
Physiology$7.2M1310#18
Veterinary Sciences$6.8M1211
Anatomy/Cell Biology$6.4M1314#25
Obstetrics & Gynecology$4.3M99
Surgery$4.1M710#23
Neurosurgery$4M711#10

Showing top 20 of 31 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Carrie E Bearden
10 grants
$25.4M
total funding
#2
Scott W Woods
10 grants
$25.4M
total funding
#3
John M Kane
10 grants
$25.4M
total funding
$17.1M
total funding
$14.3M
total funding
#6
Gail D'onofrio
3 grants
$14.3M
total funding
#7
Sarah Yip
4 grants
$14.2M
total funding
$13.4M
total funding
$12.3M
total funding
$10.3M
total funding