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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, AR · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #81

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$48.6M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
113
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
133
Principal investigators
National Rank
#81
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 $21.6M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #65 in FY2006 to #81 in FY2026. Best rank: #56; lowest rank: #82. 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
NIH funding and published medical-school rank by fiscal year
Fiscal yearNIH fundingMedical-school rank
FY2006$48.8M#65
FY2007$50.9M#67
FY2008$46.7M#69
FY2009$62.5M#65
FY2010$71.4M#62
FY2011$52.9M#64
FY2012$45.2M#69
FY2013$40M#76
FY2014$32.7M#82
FY2015$31M#82
FY2016$77.7M#56
FY2017$37.9M#77
FY2018$40.9M#78
FY2019$44.8M#76
FY2020$57.2M#74
FY2021$63M#69
FY2022$70.2M#65
FY2023$68.2M#66
FY2024$57.3M#75
FY2025$48.6M#81
FY2026$21.6M#81

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in FY2025.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Public Health & Prev Medicine$6.8M2023
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$5.4M1413
Pharmacology$4.8M1114#53
Biochemistry$4.2M99#77
Psychiatry$3.4M57#55
Internal Medicine/Medicine$3.3M89
Otolaryngology$2.3M53#24
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$1.6M63
Pathology$1.4M43#72
Physiology$1.4M45#64
Neurology$1.1M35#58
Other Clinical Sciences$833.3K22
Pediatrics$665.8K34#78
Family Medicine$617.8K11#35
Miscellaneous$454.3K12
Other Health Professions$412.8K22
Obstetrics & Gynecology$380K11

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Laura P James
2 grants
$4M
total funding
$2.6M
total funding
#3
Alan Tackett
2 grants
$2.3M
total funding
$2.3M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding
#8
Pearl McElfish
2 grants
$1.7M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
#10
Matthew Lee Bush
2 grants
$1.4M
total funding