University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #11
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$339.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
632
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
700
Principal investigators
National Rank
#11
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 $339.2M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #9 in FY2001 to #11 in FY2026. Best rank: #7; lowest rank: #12. 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 | $262.5M | #9 |
| FY2002 | $297.2M | #9 |
| FY2003 | $336M | #9 |
| FY2004 | $349.5M | #9 |
| FY2005 | $371.4M | #10 |
| FY2006 | $387.6M | #9 |
| FY2007 | $392.9M | #8 |
| FY2008 | $395.3M | #8 |
| FY2009 | $509.6M | #8 |
| FY2010 | $525.1M | #8 |
| FY2011 | $439.1M | #8 |
| FY2012 | $437M | #8 |
| FY2013 | $412.1M | #8 |
| FY2014 | $430.2M | #8 |
| FY2015 | $443.4M | #8 |
| FY2016 | $486.1M | #8 |
| FY2017 | $494M | #7 |
| FY2018 | $546.7M | #7 |
| FY2019 | $557.9M | #7 |
| FY2020 | $579.8M | #9 |
| FY2021 | $603.9M | #12 |
| FY2022 | $675.4M | #7 |
| FY2023 | $672M | #8 |
| FY2024 | $607.9M | #8 |
| FY2025 | $603.8M | #9 |
| FY2026 | $339.2M | #11 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Pittsburgh in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $68.6M | 112 | 135 | — |
| Psychiatry | $63.1M | 81 | 84 | #2 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $22.1M | 37 | 49 | — |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $22M | 50 | 53 | — |
| Pediatrics | $21.3M | 53 | 55 | #6 |
| Pharmacology | $19.2M | 39 | 39 | #6 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $11.7M | 20 | 24 | — |
| Neurosciences | $10.6M | 23 | 25 | #12 |
| Neurology | $8.1M | 15 | 13 | #16 |
| Surgery | $8M | 16 | 18 | #13 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $7.9M | 19 | 21 | #18 |
| Anesthesiology | $7M | 15 | 14 | #4 |
| Pathology | $6.9M | 13 | 15 | #25 |
| Biology | $6M | 13 | 16 | — |
| Other Health Professions | $6M | 16 | 19 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $4.9M | 9 | 14 | #17 |
| Neurosurgery | $4.7M | 9 | 11 | #7 |
| Ophthalmology | $4.1M | 10 | 10 | #19 |
| Dentistry | $3.7M | 8 | 9 | — |
| Physical Medicine & Rehab | $3.6M | 8 | 11 | — |
Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Pittsburgh based on NIH grant totals.
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