Lsu Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #89
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$10.9M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
38
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
55
Principal investigators
National Rank
#89
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 $12.1M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #72 in FY2006 to #89 in FY2026. Best rank: #72; lowest rank: #90. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2006 | $42.3M | #72 |
| FY2007 | $34.6M | #77 |
| FY2008 | $33.3M | #80 |
| FY2009 | $36.9M | #82 |
| FY2010 | $37.3M | #82 |
| FY2011 | $34M | #80 |
| FY2012 | $31.8M | #82 |
| FY2013 | $27.4M | #84 |
| FY2014 | $27.9M | #84 |
| FY2015 | $22.6M | #85 |
| FY2016 | $22.8M | #84 |
| FY2017 | $23.7M | #83 |
| FY2018 | $25.6M | #84 |
| FY2019 | $25.6M | #85 |
| FY2020 | $29M | #86 |
| FY2021 | $26.1M | #86 |
| FY2022 | $29M | #84 |
| FY2023 | $26M | #88 |
| FY2024 | $19.5M | #89 |
| FY2025 | $19.5M | #90 |
| FY2026 | $12.1M | #89 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Lsu Health Sciences Center in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neurosciences | $2.8M | 7 | 9 | #47 |
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $2.5M | 5 | 9 | — |
| Physiology | $1.8M | 13 | 15 | #56 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $1.2M | 3 | 3 | — |
| Genetics | $1M | 3 | 6 | #53 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $972.5K | 4 | 4 | #64 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $630.7K | 1 | 3 | — |
| Dentistry | $581.4K | 1 | 2 | — |
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Lsu Health Sciences Center based on NIH grant totals.
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