Stanford University
Stanford, CA · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #10
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$403.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
719
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
692
Principal investigators
National Rank
#10
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 $403.2M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #13 in FY2001 to #10 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 | $403.2M | #10 |
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 | $73.4M | 141 | 157 | — |
| Psychiatry | $48.7M | 49 | 55 | #4 |
| Pathology | $33.2M | 43 | 52 | #2 |
| Genetics | $28.5M | 40 | 44 | #3 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $25.6M | 47 | 49 | — |
| Pediatrics | $22.4M | 45 | 50 | #12 |
| Biology | $18.7M | 35 | 34 | — |
| Neurology | $15.9M | 26 | 32 | #11 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $14.4M | 20 | 19 | #5 |
| Ophthalmology | $12.6M | 23 | 20 | #2 |
| Anesthesiology | $10.1M | 25 | 20 | #3 |
| Neurosurgery | $9.5M | 22 | 23 | #4 |
| Surgery | $9.1M | 16 | 17 | #14 |
| Pharmacology | $8.7M | 15 | 13 | #25 |
| Emergency Medicine | $8.2M | 11 | 14 | #2 |
| Otolaryngology | $7.7M | 16 | 13 | #3 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $7.6M | 13 | 13 | — |
| Chemistry | $6.8M | 18 | 15 | — |
| Engineering (all Types) | $6M | 17 | 15 | — |
| Biophysics | $5.9M | 13 | 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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