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University of Colorado

Aurora, CO · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #21

NIH Funding · FY2024

Total Funding
$405.6M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
1,027
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
918
Principal investigators
National Rank
#21
Among schools ranked in FY2024

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 FY2024.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$84.5M198200
Pediatrics$60.9M153140#2
Public Health & Prev Medicine$33.8M6277
Pharmacology$32.4M6359#3
Biochemistry$25.4M6655#4
Psychology$16.9M3336
Psychiatry$13.8M2930#25
Physiology$12.3M4133#10
Chemistry$10.8M3323
Biology$10.6M3727
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$10.3M3228
Engineering (all Types)$7.5M2321
Anesthesiology$6.1M1918#14
Genetics$5.3M810#33
Otolaryngology$4.9M1214#11
Surgery$4.7M1511#35
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$4.5M1517
Neurology$4.4M1314#38
Obstetrics & Gynecology$4.4M1315
Emergency Medicine$4M55#11

Showing top 20 of 34 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$13.5M
total funding
$8.7M
total funding
#3
Ronald J. Sokol
3 grants
$8.5M
total funding
#4
Dana Dabelea
8 grants
$8.4M
total funding
$7.7M
total funding
#6
Lee S Newman
6 grants
$5.9M
total funding
$5.9M
total funding
$5.1M
total funding
$4.2M
total funding
#10
Wei Perng
3 grants
$3.8M
total funding