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Ohio State University

Columbus, OH · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #23

NIH Funding · FY2026

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

Total Funding
$238.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
443
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
525
Principal investigators
National Rank
#23
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 $185.5M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #34 in FY2001 to #23 in FY2026. Best rank: #23; lowest rank: #41. 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$86M#34
FY2002$99.1M#34
FY2003$105.2M#35
FY2004$110.2M#34
FY2005$117.3M#33
FY2006$120.4M#41
FY2007$117.5M#41
FY2008$138.5M#37
FY2009$179.2M#36
FY2010$183.5M#35
FY2011$137.5M#38
FY2012$149.7M#33
FY2013$134.1M#36
FY2014$137.2M#32
FY2015$145.3M#30
FY2016$158.2M#29
FY2017$170.9M#29
FY2018$177.6M#29
FY2019$213.2M#30
FY2020$246.9M#29
FY2021$236.1M#29
FY2022$234.5M#28
FY2023$255.6M#28
FY2024$249.6M#25
FY2025$282.8M#24
FY2026$185.5M#23

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Ohio State University in FY2026.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$33.7M5872
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$17.2M3735
Physiology$13.4M2220#4
Other Health Professions$10.3M1627
Pathology$9.6M1714#20
Psychiatry$9M1718#29
Neurosciences$8.9M1819#20
Surgery$8.7M1621#15
Engineering (all Types)$5.8M1218
Veterinary Sciences$5.4M1314
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$5.3M1118
Chemistry$5.2M1313
Genetics$5.1M910#27
Neurology$4.3M108#32
Miscellaneous$3.8M817
Dentistry$3.6M89
Pharmacology$3M69#63
Otolaryngology$2.9M89#14
Psychology$2.6M67
Anesthesiology$2.1M43#23

Showing top 20 of 35 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$5.4M
total funding
$5.4M
total funding
#3
Nora E Gray
1 grant
$3.4M
total funding
$3.4M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
#6
Xun Ai
4 grants
$2.6M
total funding
$2.4M
total funding
#8
Jianrong Li
4 grants
$2.4M
total funding
#9
Bryan A Whitson
2 grants
$2.3M
total funding
#10
Natasha Slesnick
2 grants
$2.2M
total funding