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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
$233.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
538
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
577
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 $233.4M.

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$233.4M#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$65.5M151186
Pediatrics$28.9M6265#2
Public Health & Prev Medicine$20M3449
Pharmacology$14.9M3237#11
Biochemistry$13.2M3734#9
Chemistry$10.6M2219
Psychiatry$8.9M1927#27
Psychology$7.9M1521
Physiology$6.1M1818#27
Biology$5.8M1917
Engineering (all Types)$5.4M1617
Physical Medicine & Rehab$4.3M67
Anesthesiology$3.6M1213#13
Neurology$3.4M66#30
Genetics$3.2M77#34
Surgery$3.2M86#31
Dentistry$2.4M66
Miscellaneous$2.4M75
Emergency Medicine$2.2M36#9
Neurosurgery$1.7M56#22

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
Dana Dabelea
3 grants
$5M
total funding
$3.9M
total funding
#3
Brianna F Moore
2 grants
$3.4M
total funding
#4
James R Fuchs
1 grant
$3.1M
total funding
#5
Thomas Delong
3 grants
$3M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
#7
Anne Starling
1 grant
$2.7M
total funding
#8
Daniel J Tollin
2 grants
$2.6M
total funding
#9
Achim Klug
2 grants
$2.6M
total funding
#10
Sylia Wilson
2 grants
$2.6M
total funding