Stanford University
Stanford, CA · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #10
NIH Funding · FY2025
Total Funding
$570.7M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
1,087
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
979
Principal investigators
National Rank
#10
Among schools ranked in FY2025
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 FY2025.
Swipe or scroll horizontally to see grants, investigators, and rank.
| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $99.9M | 202 | 196 | — |
| Psychiatry | $49M | 69 | 72 | #6 |
| Genetics | $42.1M | 55 | 52 | #3 |
| Pediatrics | $40.7M | 76 | 81 | #5 |
| Pathology | $39.1M | 57 | 60 | #3 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $33.4M | 66 | 62 | — |
| Neurology | $26.2M | 50 | 52 | #13 |
| Biology | $21.8M | 47 | 41 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $18.4M | 27 | 26 | #4 |
| Surgery | $17.9M | 26 | 26 | #6 |
| Anesthesiology | $17.4M | 39 | 30 | #4 |
| Ophthalmology | $16.3M | 35 | 25 | #3 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $13.8M | 21 | 17 | — |
| Chemistry | $12.1M | 27 | 23 | — |
| Neurosurgery | $11.2M | 23 | 25 | #7 |
| Otolaryngology | $11.1M | 22 | 19 | #2 |
| Biophysics | $9.1M | 22 | 17 | — |
| Pharmacology | $8.9M | 16 | 13 | #33 |
| Emergency Medicine | $8.7M | 15 | 15 | #4 |
| Engineering (all Types) | $6.9M | 23 | 24 | — |
Showing top 20 of 34 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Stanford University based on NIH grant totals.
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