University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · School of Medicine
Med School Rank #3
NIH Funding · FY2023
Total Funding
$859.9M
Fiscal year 2023
Grants Awarded
1,661
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,188
Principal investigators
National Rank
#3
Among schools ranked in FY2023
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 $744.9M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #4 in FY2001 to #2 in FY2026. Best rank: #2; lowest rank: #5. Lower numbers are better.
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 | $744.9M | #2 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Pennsylvania in FY2023.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $158.4M | 254 | 167 | — |
| Pathology | $55.3M | 61 | 44 | #1 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $47.7M | 75 | 53 | — |
| Psychiatry | $31.5M | 63 | 51 | #10 |
| Neurology | $29.3M | 57 | 41 | #9 |
| Neurosciences | $25.1M | 38 | 28 | #6 |
| Genetics | $21.9M | 40 | 25 | #10 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $20.1M | 34 | 21 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $19.4M | 52 | 32 | #6 |
| Pharmacology | $18.8M | 27 | 17 | #17 |
| Surgery | $17.2M | 22 | 17 | #5 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $14.2M | 21 | 17 | — |
| Physiology | $12.9M | 30 | 21 | #12 |
| Orthopedics | $12.6M | 33 | 17 | #1 |
| Biochemistry | $12.2M | 34 | 23 | #27 |
| Otolaryngology | $9.7M | 22 | 14 | #5 |
| Neurosurgery | $9.6M | 18 | 13 | #8 |
| Ophthalmology | $8.3M | 13 | 10 | #15 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $7.6M | 27 | 21 | #19 |
| Anesthesiology | $7.6M | 13 | 11 | #6 |
Showing top 20 of 25 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Pennsylvania based on NIH grant totals.
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