Rutgers University
Newark, NJ · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #34
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$151.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
307
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
326
Principal investigators
National Rank
#34
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 $151.2M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #57 in FY2001 to #34 in FY2026. Best rank: #34; 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 | $151.2M | #34 |
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 | $26.3M | 40 | 39 | — |
| Pharmacology | $17M | 38 | 40 | #8 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $11.7M | 24 | 27 | — |
| Other Basic Sciences | $8.2M | 15 | 18 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $8.2M | 18 | 15 | #17 |
| Biochemistry | $7.6M | 17 | 17 | #29 |
| Psychiatry | $6.8M | 15 | 18 | #35 |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $6.6M | 9 | 16 | — |
| Miscellaneous | $6.1M | 15 | 16 | — |
| Pediatrics | $5.6M | 11 | 13 | #33 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $4.6M | 10 | 13 | — |
| Pathology | $4.5M | 8 | 5 | #35 |
| Genetics | $4.2M | 10 | 7 | #31 |
| Neurosurgery | $4M | 5 | 4 | #9 |
| Psychology | $3M | 8 | 11 | — |
| Biology | $3M | 8 | 9 | — |
| Anesthesiology | $2.6M | 4 | 5 | #18 |
| Surgery | $2.4M | 5 | 5 | #36 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $2.3M | 5 | 7 | — |
| Neurology | $2.1M | 4 | 7 | #39 |
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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