University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #5
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$515.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
958
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
958
Principal investigators
National Rank
#5
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 $519.1M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #5 in FY2001 to #5 in FY2026. Best rank: #4; lowest rank: #7. 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 | $314.3M | #5 |
| FY2002 | $337.2M | #5 |
| FY2003 | $377.5M | #5 |
| FY2004 | $401.8M | #5 |
| FY2005 | $414.6M | #5 |
| FY2006 | $421.4M | #5 |
| FY2007 | $449.5M | #5 |
| FY2008 | $528.4M | #5 |
| FY2009 | $569.1M | #6 |
| FY2010 | $579.3M | #7 |
| FY2011 | $569.2M | #5 |
| FY2012 | $549M | #5 |
| FY2013 | $549.3M | #5 |
| FY2014 | $579.5M | #5 |
| FY2015 | $597.6M | #4 |
| FY2016 | $615.8M | #4 |
| FY2017 | $601.7M | #5 |
| FY2018 | $658M | #5 |
| FY2019 | $699.5M | #5 |
| FY2020 | $696.2M | #5 |
| FY2021 | $722.5M | #6 |
| FY2022 | $834.3M | #4 |
| FY2023 | $797.7M | #5 |
| FY2024 | $760.9M | #5 |
| FY2025 | $766.5M | #5 |
| FY2026 | $519.1M | #5 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of California, San Francisco in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $180.7M | 270 | 287 | — |
| Neurology | $58.9M | 115 | 110 | #1 |
| Pharmacology | $32.9M | 55 | 53 | #1 |
| Psychiatry | $28M | 49 | 51 | #8 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $27.2M | 45 | 66 | — |
| Neurosurgery | $23.3M | 33 | 42 | #2 |
| Pediatrics | $20.9M | 45 | 50 | #16 |
| Surgery | $19.3M | 26 | 39 | #6 |
| Biochemistry | $17.9M | 27 | 23 | #5 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $16.9M | 33 | 33 | — |
| Pathology | $16.6M | 30 | 30 | #11 |
| Ophthalmology | $16.5M | 45 | 34 | #1 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $15.7M | 40 | 40 | — |
| Dentistry | $11M | 20 | 22 | — |
| Other Health Professions | $10.9M | 24 | 27 | — |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $9.3M | 20 | 21 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $8M | 20 | 21 | #23 |
| Urology | $7.7M | 12 | 19 | #2 |
| Physiology | $7.4M | 14 | 11 | #24 |
| Anesthesiology | $6.2M | 10 | 13 | #5 |
Showing top 20 of 28 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of California, San Francisco based on NIH grant totals.
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