University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #8
NIH Funding · FY2024
Total Funding
$606.2M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
1,253
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,190
Principal investigators
National Rank
#8
Among schools ranked in FY2024
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 FY2024.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $153.3M | 268 | 264 | — |
| Psychiatry | $97.4M | 155 | 133 | #1 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $43.2M | 63 | 68 | — |
| Pediatrics | $30.7M | 90 | 76 | #12 |
| Pharmacology | $28.3M | 70 | 66 | #5 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $25.8M | 59 | 48 | — |
| Neurosciences | $18.9M | 44 | 43 | #11 |
| Surgery | $17.3M | 43 | 44 | #6 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $16.4M | 45 | 46 | #8 |
| Pathology | $13.7M | 28 | 32 | #16 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $13.1M | 33 | 35 | — |
| Ophthalmology | $13M | 30 | 33 | #5 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $11.1M | 36 | 35 | #9 |
| Anesthesiology | $10.7M | 21 | 20 | #5 |
| Miscellaneous | $10.5M | 16 | 19 | — |
| Neurology | $10.4M | 22 | 26 | #22 |
| Neurosurgery | $8.8M | 17 | 26 | #8 |
| Other Health Professions | $8.8M | 29 | 31 | — |
| Biology | $8.5M | 23 | 21 | — |
| Physical Medicine & Rehab | $6.4M | 17 | 14 | — |
Showing top 20 of 33 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Pittsburgh based on NIH grant totals.
$20.9M
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$7.2M
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