University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #26
NIH Funding · FY2024
Total Funding
$293.3M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
622
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
615
Principal investigators
National Rank
#26
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 $160.9M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #18 in FY2001 to #32 in FY2026. Best rank: #18; lowest rank: #33. 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 | $171.4M | #18 |
| FY2002 | $196.6M | #18 |
| FY2003 | $224.7M | #20 |
| FY2004 | $205.5M | #20 |
| FY2005 | $205M | #20 |
| FY2006 | $204.7M | #23 |
| FY2007 | $204.7M | #24 |
| FY2008 | $215.4M | #25 |
| FY2009 | $280.1M | #23 |
| FY2010 | $272.4M | #24 |
| FY2011 | $227.2M | #28 |
| FY2012 | $219.6M | #27 |
| FY2013 | $200.3M | #28 |
| FY2014 | $236.2M | #25 |
| FY2015 | $245M | #25 |
| FY2016 | $247.1M | #25 |
| FY2017 | $251.5M | #26 |
| FY2018 | $298.9M | #23 |
| FY2019 | $334.9M | #21 |
| FY2020 | $325.8M | #27 |
| FY2021 | $334M | #26 |
| FY2022 | $343.3M | #26 |
| FY2023 | $337.8M | #26 |
| FY2024 | $297.3M | #26 |
| FY2025 | $267.4M | #33 |
| FY2026 | $160.9M | #32 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Alabama at Birmingham in FY2024.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $83.9M | 150 | 151 | — |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $17.8M | 4 | 9 | — |
| Psychiatry | $15.6M | 22 | 19 | #22 |
| Pathology | $13.2M | 36 | 33 | #17 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $12.9M | 30 | 26 | — |
| Neurology | $11.6M | 38 | 33 | #20 |
| Pediatrics | $11.5M | 30 | 30 | #26 |
| Genetics | $10.8M | 22 | 25 | #22 |
| Other Health Professions | $10.7M | 26 | 28 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $8.7M | 23 | 18 | #22 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $8.1M | 14 | 19 | — |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $8M | 13 | 18 | — |
| Surgery | $7.9M | 21 | 22 | #22 |
| Neurosciences | $7.7M | 17 | 15 | #35 |
| Biochemistry | $7.7M | 23 | 19 | #43 |
| Nutrition | $7.4M | 9 | 9 | — |
| Ophthalmology | $6.5M | 16 | 22 | #19 |
| Anesthesiology | $4.6M | 11 | 11 | #19 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $3.6M | 8 | 10 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $3.4M | 9 | 7 | #37 |
Showing top 20 of 34 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Alabama at Birmingham based on NIH grant totals.
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