Stanford University
Stanford, CA · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #11
NIH Funding · FY2024
Total Funding
$548.3M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
1,155
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
986
Principal investigators
National Rank
#11
Among schools ranked in FY2024
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 $345.4M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #13 in FY2001 to #9 in FY2026. Best rank: #8; lowest rank: #16. 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 | $219.9M | #13 |
| FY2002 | $241.7M | #14 |
| FY2003 | $267M | #15 |
| FY2004 | $295.7M | #13 |
| FY2005 | $305.8M | #13 |
| FY2006 | $316M | #13 |
| FY2007 | $307.1M | #15 |
| FY2008 | $301.6M | #16 |
| FY2009 | $370M | #16 |
| FY2010 | $430.8M | #14 |
| FY2011 | $345.5M | #16 |
| FY2012 | $347.1M | #15 |
| FY2013 | $360.7M | #11 |
| FY2014 | $391.6M | #10 |
| FY2015 | $427.3M | #9 |
| FY2016 | $433.4M | #9 |
| FY2017 | $473.5M | #8 |
| FY2018 | $510M | #9 |
| FY2019 | $533M | #9 |
| FY2020 | $563M | #12 |
| FY2021 | $612.6M | #11 |
| FY2022 | $660.9M | #9 |
| FY2023 | $676.6M | #9 |
| FY2024 | $562.3M | #11 |
| FY2025 | $580.4M | #10 |
| FY2026 | $345.4M | #9 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Stanford University in FY2024.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $89.1M | 227 | 209 | — |
| Psychiatry | $49.2M | 76 | 76 | #6 |
| Pediatrics | $40M | 81 | 88 | #5 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $39M | 79 | 65 | — |
| Pathology | $36.1M | 58 | 50 | #2 |
| Genetics | $33.5M | 52 | 45 | #4 |
| Anesthesiology | $23.1M | 42 | 29 | #2 |
| Neurology | $21.2M | 49 | 55 | #14 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $21.2M | 35 | 33 | #3 |
| Biology | $18.5M | 49 | 41 | — |
| Neurosurgery | $15.1M | 31 | 26 | #2 |
| Surgery | $14.2M | 31 | 28 | #9 |
| Ophthalmology | $14.2M | 32 | 23 | #4 |
| Biophysics | $12.9M | 27 | 20 | — |
| Chemistry | $12M | 28 | 19 | — |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $10.7M | 23 | 20 | — |
| Pharmacology | $9.2M | 21 | 15 | #30 |
| Otolaryngology | $9M | 20 | 16 | #2 |
| Emergency Medicine | $8.9M | 13 | 15 | #4 |
| Engineering (all Types) | $7.3M | 25 | 24 | — |
Showing top 20 of 33 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Stanford University based on NIH grant totals.
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