Rutgers University
Newark, NJ · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #35
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$179.7M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
361
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
379
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 $180.6M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #57 in FY2001 to #35 in FY2026. Best rank: #35; lowest rank: #64. 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 | $37.3M | #57 |
| FY2002 | $42.4M | #57 |
| FY2003 | $54.8M | #56 |
| FY2004 | $59.7M | #56 |
| FY2005 | $58.8M | #58 |
| FY2006 | $61.7M | #62 |
| FY2007 | $61.9M | #64 |
| FY2008 | $70.2M | #59 |
| FY2009 | $95.8M | #58 |
| FY2010 | $103.6M | #59 |
| FY2011 | $73.9M | #59 |
| FY2012 | $80.7M | #59 |
| FY2013 | $71.2M | #58 |
| FY2014 | $73.2M | #58 |
| FY2015 | $67.9M | #58 |
| FY2016 | $69.1M | #64 |
| FY2017 | $70.7M | #61 |
| FY2018 | $78.8M | #62 |
| FY2019 | $93.7M | #58 |
| FY2020 | $98.8M | #57 |
| FY2021 | $108.1M | #55 |
| FY2022 | $137.5M | #51 |
| FY2023 | $258M | #38 |
| FY2024 | $236.4M | #38 |
| FY2025 | $255.7M | #35 |
| FY2026 | $180.6M | #35 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Rutgers University in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $32.3M | 53 | 51 | — |
| Pharmacology | $17.7M | 39 | 42 | #9 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $16.7M | 31 | 31 | — |
| Biology | $11.6M | 14 | 15 | — |
| Other Basic Sciences | $9.6M | 18 | 20 | — |
| Biochemistry | $9.2M | 20 | 18 | #28 |
| Pediatrics | $8.6M | 16 | 20 | #32 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $8.5M | 18 | 15 | #20 |
| Psychiatry | $7.7M | 18 | 22 | #34 |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $7.2M | 11 | 18 | — |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $6.4M | 13 | 16 | — |
| Surgery | $5.9M | 6 | 17 | #39 |
| Neurosurgery | $5.1M | 7 | 6 | #9 |
| Miscellaneous | $5M | 13 | 14 | — |
| Pathology | $4.8M | 10 | 7 | #37 |
| Genetics | $4.7M | 12 | 8 | #30 |
| Psychology | $4.3M | 10 | 14 | — |
| Anesthesiology | $2.6M | 4 | 5 | #20 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $2.3M | 6 | 7 | — |
| Neurology | $2.2M | 5 | 8 | #44 |
Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Rutgers University based on NIH grant totals.
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