University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #32
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$160.9M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
301
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
366
Principal investigators
National Rank
#32
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 $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 FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $44.4M | 70 | 66 | — |
| Psychiatry | $11.3M | 10 | 12 | #19 |
| Neurology | $11.2M | 18 | 25 | #13 |
| Pediatrics | $9.5M | 18 | 22 | #22 |
| Pathology | $7.8M | 17 | 20 | #21 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $7.7M | 11 | 13 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $5.8M | 15 | 14 | #26 |
| Nutrition | $5.4M | 5 | 6 | — |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $5.3M | 7 | 9 | — |
| Neurosciences | $5.3M | 15 | 15 | #28 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $4.9M | 8 | 14 | — |
| Ophthalmology | $4.8M | 10 | 13 | #15 |
| Other Health Professions | $4.4M | 10 | 13 | — |
| Genetics | $4.3M | 7 | 10 | #30 |
| Surgery | $3.2M | 11 | 14 | #30 |
| Anesthesiology | $3.1M | 7 | 8 | #15 |
| Biochemistry | $2.8M | 6 | 7 | #68 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $2.5M | 7 | 7 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $2.2M | 5 | 7 | #41 |
| Dentistry | $2.2M | 7 | 6 | — |
Showing top 20 of 33 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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