Columbia University
New York, NY · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #7
NIH Funding · FY2024
Total Funding
$609.3M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
1,202
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,127
Principal investigators
National Rank
#7
Among schools ranked in FY2024
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 $340.5M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #11 in FY2001 to #10 in FY2026. Best rank: #6; lowest rank: #14. 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
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Medical-school rank |
|---|---|---|
| FY2001 | $244M | #11 |
| FY2002 | $262M | #12 |
| FY2003 | $280.8M | #13 |
| FY2004 | $295.5M | #14 |
| FY2005 | $317.9M | #12 |
| FY2006 | $387.4M | #10 |
| FY2007 | $432.2M | #6 |
| FY2008 | $460.1M | #6 |
| FY2009 | $526M | #7 |
| FY2010 | $585.9M | #6 |
| FY2011 | $491.4M | #6 |
| FY2012 | $447.7M | #7 |
| FY2013 | $457.6M | #6 |
| FY2014 | $488.8M | #6 |
| FY2015 | $545M | #6 |
| FY2016 | $534.6M | #6 |
| FY2017 | $449.1M | #9 |
| FY2018 | $519.1M | #8 |
| FY2019 | $543.7M | #8 |
| FY2020 | $630.4M | #8 |
| FY2021 | $657.3M | #8 |
| FY2022 | $683.4M | #6 |
| FY2023 | $691.1M | #7 |
| FY2024 | $612.6M | #7 |
| FY2025 | $567.7M | #11 |
| FY2026 | $340.5M | #10 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Columbia University in FY2024.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $148.6M | 265 | 236 | — |
| Neurology | $80.1M | 87 | 97 | #2 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $67.4M | 123 | 138 | — |
| Pediatrics | $28.5M | 63 | 56 | #15 |
| Pathology | $26.4M | 60 | 51 | #8 |
| Psychiatry | $23.9M | 55 | 75 | #14 |
| Other Health Professions | $23.6M | 43 | 51 | — |
| Biochemistry | $23M | 52 | 36 | #5 |
| Neurosciences | $15.8M | 48 | 54 | #13 |
| Biology | $15.7M | 37 | 29 | — |
| Genetics | $11.5M | 29 | 19 | #20 |
| Ophthalmology | $10.7M | 22 | 21 | #8 |
| Physiology | $10.2M | 29 | 19 | #17 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $10M | 24 | 18 | — |
| Surgery | $10M | 17 | 18 | #15 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $9.2M | 23 | 14 | #14 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $8.2M | 17 | 16 | — |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $7.7M | 18 | 27 | — |
| Anesthesiology | $7.6M | 16 | 15 | #9 |
| Pharmacology | $6.8M | 14 | 9 | #39 |
Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Columbia University based on NIH grant totals.
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