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
$197.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
412
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
485
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 $199.4M.
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 | $199.4M | #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 | $19.7M | 44 | 45 | — |
| Pediatrics | $16.1M | 33 | 35 | #15 |
| Neurosciences | $14.6M | 37 | 35 | #6 |
| Pharmacology | $12.7M | 26 | 36 | #14 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $11.7M | 20 | 24 | — |
| Pathology | $10.8M | 22 | 19 | #13 |
| Surgery | $9.9M | 19 | 25 | #6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $9M | 14 | 20 | #5 |
| Biochemistry | $9M | 25 | 28 | #19 |
| Family Medicine | $8.1M | 14 | 22 | #1 |
| Psychiatry | $7.6M | 13 | 13 | #33 |
| Neurology | $7M | 9 | 11 | #18 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $5.3M | 10 | 14 | — |
| Genetics | $5.1M | 13 | 15 | #24 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $4.9M | 12 | 21 | — |
| Dentistry | $4.8M | 10 | 11 | — |
| Veterinary Sciences | $4.5M | 10 | 17 | — |
| Physiology | $4.3M | 9 | 11 | #36 |
| Social Sciences | $3M | 5 | 6 | — |
| Chemistry | $2.2M | 6 | 6 | — |
Showing top 20 of 34 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Minnesota based on NIH grant totals.
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