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University of South Carolina at Columbia

Columbia, SC · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #74

NIH Funding · FY2026

Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026

Total Funding
$33.7M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
60
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
66
Principal investigators
National Rank
#74
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 $33.7M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #78 in FY2001 to #74 in FY2026. Best rank: #70; lowest rank: #82. 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
NIH funding and published medical-school rank by fiscal year
Fiscal yearNIH fundingMedical-school rank
FY2001$12.2M#78
FY2002$15.7M#77
FY2003$21.7M#75
FY2004$21.5M#77
FY2005$28.5M#72
FY2006$31.9M#81
FY2007$34M#78
FY2008$30.9M#81
FY2009$38M#80
FY2010$36.8M#81
FY2011$31.5M#81
FY2012$32.4M#81
FY2013$34.8M#81
FY2014$43.5M#77
FY2015$42.1M#79
FY2016$45.3M#78
FY2017$36.9M#81
FY2018$44.3M#82
FY2019$45.9M#81
FY2020$45.3M#81
FY2021$55.8M#78
FY2022$62.6M#77
FY2023$72.1M#73
FY2024$56.3M#76
FY2025$62.7M#70
FY2026$33.7M#74

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of South Carolina at Columbia in FY2026.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Other Health Professions$8.9M1511
Psychology$7.1M1111
Public Health & Prev Medicine$5.5M1115
Pharmacology$2M46#69
Anatomy/Cell Biology$994.7K22#62
Chemistry$731.8K22
Administration$631.5K12
Biology$608.5K11
Engineering (all Types)$528.3K13
Other Basic Sciences$414.6K22
Pathology$8.6K11#82

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of South Carolina at Columbia based on NIH grant totals.

$4.3M
total funding
#2
Jane E Roberts
2 grants
$3.5M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
#4
Robert G Weaver
4 grants
$2.4M
total funding
#5
Michael W Beets
4 grants
$2.2M
total funding
$1.3M
total funding
$1.2M
total funding
#8
Xueying Yang
1 grant
$1M
total funding
$1M
total funding
#10
Jiajia Zhang
1 grant
$721.3K
total funding