Stanford University
Stanford, CA · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #9
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$345.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
610
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
612
Principal investigators
National Rank
#9
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 $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 FY2026.
Swipe or scroll horizontally to see grants, investigators, and rank.
| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $51.4M | 110 | 112 | — |
| Psychiatry | $39.7M | 40 | 47 | #5 |
| Genetics | $28.1M | 39 | 43 | #2 |
| Pathology | $27.3M | 35 | 46 | #2 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $20.2M | 37 | 39 | — |
| Pediatrics | $16.2M | 33 | 35 | #13 |
| Biology | $14.6M | 30 | 29 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $11.7M | 16 | 17 | #3 |
| Neurology | $10.2M | 21 | 27 | #15 |
| Ophthalmology | $9.9M | 18 | 15 | #3 |
| Neurosurgery | $8.8M | 19 | 21 | #4 |
| Surgery | $8.7M | 15 | 16 | #9 |
| Anesthesiology | $8.2M | 19 | 16 | #3 |
| Emergency Medicine | $7.6M | 10 | 13 | #2 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $6.7M | 11 | 13 | — |
| Pharmacology | $5.8M | 12 | 12 | #33 |
| Biophysics | $5.7M | 11 | 8 | — |
| Engineering (all Types) | $5.6M | 15 | 13 | — |
| Otolaryngology | $5.2M | 11 | 9 | #8 |
| Chemistry | $4.4M | 12 | 10 | — |
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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