Columbia University
New York, NY · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #10
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$340M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
600
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
656
Principal investigators
National Rank
#10
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 $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 FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $86.6M | 125 | 131 | — |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $38.5M | 63 | 78 | — |
| Neurology | $29.1M | 39 | 52 | #3 |
| Psychiatry | $19.6M | 34 | 53 | #10 |
| Pediatrics | $15.6M | 27 | 29 | #16 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $13.4M | 20 | 17 | — |
| Biochemistry | $12.2M | 29 | 26 | #12 |
| Neurosciences | $11.5M | 29 | 32 | #11 |
| Physiology | $11.4M | 18 | 18 | #4 |
| Pathology | $10.7M | 23 | 23 | #14 |
| Biology | $10.4M | 18 | 17 | — |
| Genetics | $8.4M | 17 | 14 | #17 |
| Other Health Professions | $7.9M | 17 | 27 | — |
| Surgery | $6.2M | 10 | 13 | #18 |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $5.9M | 14 | 18 | — |
| Ophthalmology | $4.6M | 10 | 10 | #16 |
| Pharmacology | $4.6M | 8 | 6 | #41 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $4.3M | 15 | 16 | #21 |
| Chemistry | $4.1M | 8 | 8 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $3.7M | 7 | 6 | — |
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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