University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #3
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$561.7M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
1,038
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,054
Principal investigators
National Rank
#3
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 $453.2M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #4 in FY2001 to #3 in FY2026. Best rank: #3; lowest rank: #5. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2001 | $369.4M | #4 |
| FY2002 | $409M | #4 |
| FY2003 | $429.8M | #4 |
| FY2004 | $456.9M | #4 |
| FY2005 | $464.2M | #4 |
| FY2006 | $457M | #4 |
| FY2007 | $456M | #4 |
| FY2008 | $451.3M | #4 |
| FY2009 | $560.1M | #4 |
| FY2010 | $592.5M | #4 |
| FY2011 | $485.7M | #4 |
| FY2012 | $472.9M | #4 |
| FY2013 | $459.3M | #4 |
| FY2014 | $497.8M | #4 |
| FY2015 | $459.9M | #5 |
| FY2016 | $491.3M | #5 |
| FY2017 | $503.3M | #4 |
| FY2018 | $517M | #4 |
| FY2019 | $586.9M | #4 |
| FY2020 | $600.2M | #4 |
| FY2021 | $646.2M | #5 |
| FY2022 | $672.9M | #5 |
| FY2023 | $710.4M | #3 |
| FY2024 | $623.7M | #4 |
| FY2025 | $664M | #3 |
| FY2026 | $453.2M | #3 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Pennsylvania in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $106.5M | 161 | 155 | — |
| Pathology | $27.1M | 36 | 41 | #4 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $27M | 50 | 50 | — |
| Neurology | $22.2M | 44 | 50 | #6 |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $17.1M | 46 | 52 | — |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $16.8M | 17 | 21 | — |
| Psychiatry | $16.4M | 33 | 39 | #15 |
| Genetics | $16M | 23 | 28 | #10 |
| Neurosciences | $15.1M | 32 | 38 | #7 |
| Biology | $15.1M | 33 | 29 | — |
| Veterinary Sciences | $13.6M | 31 | 31 | — |
| Surgery | $13M | 11 | 18 | #4 |
| Neurosurgery | $12.6M | 21 | 23 | #3 |
| Other Health Professions | $12.6M | 21 | 30 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $11M | 20 | 18 | #12 |
| Orthopedics | $9.8M | 19 | 18 | #1 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $8.9M | 16 | 18 | — |
| Dentistry | $8.8M | 26 | 26 | — |
| Biochemistry | $8M | 18 | 19 | #32 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $7.1M | 17 | 16 | #13 |
Showing top 20 of 35 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Pennsylvania based on NIH grant totals.
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