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Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #35

NIH Funding · FY2026

Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026

Total Funding
$149.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
311
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
349
Principal investigators
National Rank
#35
Among schools ranked in FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and medical school rank by fiscal year.

NIH funding history

Annual award funding in millions of dollars. FY2026 is $149.6M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #14 in FY2001 to #35 in FY2026. Best rank: #13; lowest rank: #35. Lower numbers are better.

The FY2026 point is provisional: FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026.

View annual funding and rank data
NIH funding and published medical-school rank by fiscal year
Fiscal yearNIH fundingMedical-school rank
FY2001$215.6M#14
FY2002$251.9M#13
FY2003$231.8M#18
FY2004$242.9M#18
FY2005$244.1M#17
FY2006$223.1M#20
FY2007$215.3M#21
FY2008$220.7M#22
FY2009$247.4M#26
FY2010$267.1M#26
FY2011$220.3M#24
FY2012$222.6M#25
FY2013$186.4M#29
FY2014$199.8M#28
FY2015$234.3M#26
FY2016$251.5M#27
FY2017$235.6M#27
FY2018$251.4M#28
FY2019$274.3M#29
FY2020$330.5M#25
FY2021$359.9M#22
FY2022$366.5M#25
FY2023$344M#27
FY2024$292.5M#28
FY2025$288.8M#30
FY2026$149.6M#35

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Baylor College of Medicine in FY2026.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Pediatrics$26.7M6161#4
Genetics$23.7M3840#4
Internal Medicine/Medicine$23.2M5257
Anatomy/Cell Biology$10.9M2531#9
Physiology$9.8M1722#7
Neurosciences$9.5M2419#15
Biochemistry$8.5M1514#21
Surgery$7.1M1222#17
Pathology$5.8M1512#30
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$5.3M813
Ophthalmology$4.2M99#18
Neurosurgery$2.8M79#14
Obstetrics & Gynecology$2.1M47
Neurology$1.4M55#47
Psychiatry$884.7K22#62
Otolaryngology$677.3K12#31
Urology$481.7K11#25
Pharmacology$479.5K11#103
Anesthesiology$149.7K11#47

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Baylor College of Medicine based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Richard A Gibbs
3 grants
$9.4M
total funding
$6.7M
total funding
$6.7M
total funding
$2.8M
total funding
#5
Elaine Symanski
3 grants
$2.5M
total funding
#6
Steven J Ludtke
2 grants
$2.4M
total funding
$2.1M
total funding
$2.1M
total funding
#9
Cristian Coarfa
3 grants
$2.1M
total funding
$2.1M
total funding