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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #64

NIH Funding · FY2024

Total Funding
$73M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
189
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
204
Principal investigators
National Rank
#64
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 $47.9M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #64 in FY2001 to #63 in FY2026. Best rank: #56; lowest rank: #73. 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$29.2M#64
FY2002$32.9M#65
FY2003$37.3M#66
FY2004$41.4M#63
FY2005$41.7M#64
FY2006$45.4M#70
FY2007$42.6M#73
FY2008$48.5M#72
FY2009$68.7M#67
FY2010$76.7M#63
FY2011$56.7M#66
FY2012$64.8M#64
FY2013$59.6M#62
FY2014$61.8M#61
FY2015$60M#60
FY2016$73.4M#59
FY2017$75M#59
FY2018$82.9M#58
FY2019$87.8M#60
FY2020$94.3M#56
FY2021$91.7M#61
FY2022$99.6M#62
FY2023$101.4M#62
FY2024$73.9M#64
FY2025$78.4M#64
FY2026$47.9M#63

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Nebraska Medical Center in FY2024.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$13.7M3938
Pharmacology$7.7M1717#35
Other Basic Sciences$6.8M1614
Pathology$6.4M2018#38
Biochemistry$6M2017#56
Anesthesiology$4.9M1112#18
Neurology$4.6M913#35
Surgery$2.8M65#43
Physiology$2.7M57#57
Genetics$2.5M910#44
Emergency Medicine$2.2M42#20
Pediatrics$2.1M68#58
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1.5M54
Miscellaneous$870.6K24
Public Health & Prev Medicine$606.3K14
Other Clinical Sciences$556.2K22
Other Health Professions$399.2K11
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$341.5K21
Ophthalmology$234.7K11#66
Psychiatry$230.3K12#80

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Nebraska Medical Center based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Santhi Gorantla
5 grants
$2.9M
total funding
#2
Paul L Sorgen
4 grants
$2.7M
total funding
#3
Steven H Caplan
6 grants
$2.5M
total funding
$2.2M
total funding
#5
Yu-long Li
4 grants
$2.2M
total funding
#6
Hanjun Wang
4 grants
$2.2M
total funding
#7
Joann B. Sweasy
6 grants
$2.1M
total funding
#8
Shilpa J Buch
2 grants
$2M
total funding
#9
Howard S Fox
2 grants
$1.8M
total funding
#10
Chittibabu Guda
4 grants
$1.8M
total funding