University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #22
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$240.9M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
493
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
554
Principal investigators
National Rank
#22
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 $242.8M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #18 in FY2006 to #22 in FY2026. Best rank: #17; lowest rank: #25. 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
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Medical-school rank |
|---|---|---|
| FY2006 | $229.5M | #18 |
| FY2007 | $257.8M | #17 |
| FY2008 | $270.1M | #17 |
| FY2009 | $304.4M | #18 |
| FY2010 | $318.9M | #18 |
| FY2011 | $273.6M | #18 |
| FY2012 | $268M | #18 |
| FY2013 | $271.4M | #17 |
| FY2014 | $264.7M | #20 |
| FY2015 | $250.8M | #22 |
| FY2016 | $251.9M | #24 |
| FY2017 | $250.9M | #25 |
| FY2018 | $286.6M | #24 |
| FY2019 | $310.9M | #24 |
| FY2020 | $349.6M | #23 |
| FY2021 | $343.5M | #25 |
| FY2022 | $441.2M | #19 |
| FY2023 | $391M | #24 |
| FY2024 | $346.6M | #24 |
| FY2025 | $341.2M | #25 |
| FY2026 | $242.8M | #22 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Minnesota in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $26.4M | 58 | 62 | — |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $18.6M | 28 | 34 | — |
| Pediatrics | $16.4M | 35 | 37 | #18 |
| Neurosciences | $15.5M | 40 | 36 | #6 |
| Pharmacology | $15M | 30 | 42 | #13 |
| Pathology | $12.3M | 28 | 23 | #13 |
| Surgery | $11.6M | 21 | 28 | #7 |
| Biochemistry | $11.4M | 30 | 30 | #16 |
| Family Medicine | $10.8M | 18 | 26 | #1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $9M | 14 | 20 | #6 |
| Neurology | $8.8M | 12 | 14 | #17 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $8.5M | 16 | 27 | — |
| Psychiatry | $7.8M | 14 | 14 | #33 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $6.7M | 13 | 17 | — |
| Genetics | $6.2M | 16 | 18 | #22 |
| Dentistry | $5.8M | 14 | 13 | — |
| Veterinary Sciences | $5.2M | 11 | 18 | — |
| Physiology | $4.7M | 11 | 13 | #36 |
| Social Sciences | $3M | 5 | 6 | — |
| Chemistry | $2.6M | 7 | 7 | — |
Showing top 20 of 36 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Minnesota based on NIH grant totals.
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