University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · School of Medicine
Med School Rank #5
NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$820.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
1,411
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,282
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 $831.6M.
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.
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 | $831.6M | #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 | $261.2M | 413 | 384 | — |
| Neurology | $99.7M | 171 | 157 | #2 |
| Pharmacology | $46.1M | 79 | 73 | #1 |
| Pediatrics | $36.1M | 79 | 78 | #15 |
| Psychiatry | $31.9M | 58 | 58 | #14 |
| Other Basic Sciences | $31.3M | 12 | 33 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $31.2M | 51 | 69 | — |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $30.7M | 43 | 42 | — |
| Neurosurgery | $28.9M | 45 | 54 | #1 |
| Surgery | $24.1M | 35 | 48 | #9 |
| Ophthalmology | $23.3M | 55 | 42 | #3 |
| Pathology | $20.9M | 37 | 37 | #13 |
| Biochemistry | $20.3M | 38 | 33 | #9 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $19M | 53 | 44 | — |
| Dentistry | $16.2M | 32 | 29 | — |
| Other Health Professions | $14.3M | 32 | 33 | — |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $12.7M | 25 | 25 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $12.4M | 27 | 34 | #20 |
| Physiology | $10.3M | 23 | 18 | #22 |
| Urology | $9.2M | 13 | 20 | #1 |
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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