University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #9
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$418.1M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
769
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
815
Principal investigators
National Rank
#9
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 $418.1M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #9 in FY2001 to #9 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 | $418.1M | #9 |
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 | $88.2M | 144 | 160 | — |
| Psychiatry | $70.7M | 99 | 100 | #2 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $27M | 46 | 58 | — |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $25.8M | 56 | 55 | — |
| Pediatrics | $25M | 62 | 60 | #5 |
| Pharmacology | $21.3M | 45 | 45 | #5 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $15.8M | 24 | 27 | — |
| Neurosciences | $12M | 26 | 28 | #12 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $11.2M | 3 | 5 | — |
| Surgery | $10.2M | 23 | 26 | #12 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $9.9M | 25 | 28 | #16 |
| Anesthesiology | $8.2M | 17 | 17 | #4 |
| Neurology | $8.1M | 15 | 13 | #18 |
| Other Health Professions | $7.1M | 20 | 23 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $7M | 13 | 17 | #14 |
| Pathology | $6.9M | 13 | 15 | #30 |
| Biology | $6.8M | 15 | 18 | — |
| Miscellaneous | $5.5M | 8 | 8 | — |
| Neurosurgery | $5.4M | 11 | 13 | #8 |
| Ophthalmology | $4.1M | 11 | 11 | #21 |
Showing top 20 of 34 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Pittsburgh based on NIH grant totals.
$14.9M
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$10.8M
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$10.6M
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