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University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Farmington, CT · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #75

NIH Funding · FY2026

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

Total Funding
$37.8M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
84
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
86
Principal investigators
National Rank
#75
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 $37.8M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #55 in FY2001 to #75 in FY2026. Best rank: #54; lowest rank: #79. 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$41.7M#55
FY2002$50.7M#55
FY2003$56.5M#55
FY2004$62.2M#54
FY2005$61M#57
FY2006$58.8M#64
FY2007$57.5M#65
FY2008$54.9M#66
FY2009$62.1M#69
FY2010$64M#70
FY2011$45M#75
FY2012$50.3M#70
FY2013$50.9M#66
FY2014$48.7M#70
FY2015$49M#70
FY2016$49.6M#74
FY2017$48.9M#73
FY2018$51.7M#73
FY2019$52.5M#75
FY2020$65.5M#72
FY2021$71.5M#71
FY2022$70.5M#73
FY2023$72.4M#72
FY2024$58.6M#75
FY2025$52.5M#79
FY2026$37.8M#75

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Connecticut School of Medicine in FY2026.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$9M1920
Internal Medicine/Medicine$5.4M1314
Neurosciences$4.9M98#36
Dentistry$4.3M98
Genetics$3.3M89#35
Biochemistry$2.1M34#85
Biomedical Engineering$2.1M53#46
Anatomy/Cell Biology$1.9M55#51
Orthopedics$1.3M33#18
Psychiatry$1.2M34#64
Surgery$627.6K12#59
Public Health & Prev Medicine$498.7K34

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Connecticut School of Medicine based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Changchun Liu
5 grants
$2.2M
total funding
#2
Riqiang Yan
2 grants
$1.5M
total funding
#3
Se-jin Lee
2 grants
$1.3M
total funding
#4
Ivo Kalajzic
3 grants
$1.3M
total funding
#5
Kristyn Zajac
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
#6
Pedro Mendes
1 grant
$1.2M
total funding
#7
Ion I. Moraru
1 grant
$1.2M
total funding
#8
Anthony T Vella
2 grants
$1M
total funding
#9
Kepeng Wang
2 grants
$984.5K
total funding
#10
Rajkumar Verma
2 grants
$932.9K
total funding