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University of Colorado

Aurora, CO · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #21

NIH Funding · FY2026

Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026

Total Funding
$277.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
629
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
656
Principal investigators
National Rank
#21
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 $277.6M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #23 in FY2001 to #21 in FY2026. Best rank: #20; lowest rank: #23. 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
FY2001$142.7M#23
FY2002$162.7M#23
FY2003$172.7M#23
FY2004$182.9M#22
FY2005$178.1M#23
FY2006$221.1M#21
FY2007$225M#20
FY2008$226.6M#20
FY2009$266.6M#21
FY2010$283.3M#20
FY2011$232.3M#20
FY2012$235.6M#20
FY2013$240.9M#20
FY2014$240.1M#22
FY2015$245.2M#23
FY2016$266.1M#20
FY2017$271.9M#23
FY2018$301.4M#21
FY2019$311.6M#22
FY2020$364.6M#21
FY2021$379.1M#20
FY2022$388.9M#21
FY2023$414.4M#22
FY2024$405.8M#21
FY2025$407.1M#21
FY2026$277.6M#21

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Colorado in FY2026.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$75.2M188220
Pediatrics$42.1M7680#2
Public Health & Prev Medicine$22.2M3651
Pharmacology$19.1M4042#8
Biochemistry$17.6M4649#4
Chemistry$11.5M2421
Psychology$10.2M1924
Psychiatry$8.9M1927#31
Physiology$7.7M2122#22
Biology$6.3M2118
Neurology$5.9M911#25
Engineering (all Types)$5.4M1617
Physical Medicine & Rehab$4.3M67
Anesthesiology$4.2M1517#13
Genetics$3.2M77#36
Surgery$3.2M86#34
Neurosurgery$2.6M69#21
Dentistry$2.4M66
Miscellaneous$2.4M75
Emergency Medicine$2.2M36#9

Showing top 20 of 34 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Colorado based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Ronald J. Sokol
2 grants
$8.1M
total funding
$7.7M
total funding
#3
Dana Dabelea
3 grants
$5M
total funding
$4.7M
total funding
#5
Brianna F Moore
3 grants
$4.1M
total funding
#6
James R Fuchs
2 grants
$3.9M
total funding
$3.4M
total funding
#8
Thomas Delong
3 grants
$3M
total funding
#9
Cristin G Welle
5 grants
$2.8M
total funding
#10
Anne Starling
1 grant
$2.7M
total funding