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
$487.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
891
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
933
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 $393M.
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 | $393M | #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 | $90M | 135 | 136 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $23.5M | 45 | 48 | — |
| Pathology | $22M | 29 | 34 | #6 |
| Neurology | $18.4M | 35 | 41 | #7 |
| Genetics | $15.4M | 21 | 24 | #8 |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $14.8M | 35 | 40 | — |
| Veterinary Sciences | $13.4M | 28 | 29 | — |
| Neurosciences | $13.3M | 28 | 33 | #8 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $13.2M | 13 | 18 | — |
| Psychiatry | $12.8M | 27 | 32 | #18 |
| Biology | $12.4M | 28 | 25 | — |
| Other Health Professions | $11.9M | 19 | 28 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $10.9M | 19 | 17 | #8 |
| Surgery | $10.8M | 9 | 14 | #4 |
| Neurosurgery | $9.7M | 18 | 17 | #3 |
| Orthopedics | $8.7M | 17 | 16 | #1 |
| Biochemistry | $8M | 17 | 18 | #25 |
| Dentistry | $7.8M | 24 | 25 | — |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $7.6M | 14 | 17 | — |
| Otolaryngology | $6.5M | 15 | 14 | #3 |
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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$10.8M
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$9.3M
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$8.5M
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$7.8M
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$7.4M
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$7.2M
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