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University of South Florida

Tampa, FL · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #60

NIH Funding · FY2026

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

Total Funding
$64.1M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
108
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
108
Principal investigators
National Rank
#60
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 $64.1M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #67 in FY2001 to #60 in FY2026. Best rank: #49; lowest rank: #84. 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$27.1M#67
FY2002$32.6M#66
FY2003$31.8M#68
FY2004$43.9M#60
FY2005$46.8M#61
FY2006$40.3M#78
FY2007$23.9M#84
FY2008$27.6M#83
FY2009$37.8M#81
FY2010$103.6M#80
FY2011$85.8M#53
FY2012$77.8M#57
FY2013$35.4M#80
FY2014$61.6M#63
FY2015$98.5M#49
FY2016$67.6M#60
FY2017$115.1M#49
FY2018$50.7M#74
FY2019$79.2M#64
FY2020$88.6M#61
FY2021$95.4M#58
FY2022$108.7M#58
FY2023$120.8M#56
FY2024$92.6M#58
FY2025$118.7M#56
FY2026$64.1M#60

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of South Florida in FY2026.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Psychiatry$16.3M95#16
Internal Medicine/Medicine$12.9M1915
Physiology$10M2227#10
Biochemistry$5.9M1215#47
Surgery$2.5M57#47
Other Health Professions$2M56
Chemistry$1.9M54
Ophthalmology$1.7M44#38
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$1.3M34
Neurosurgery$987.4K23#35
Physics$804.4K23
Pediatrics$763.6K12#70
Engineering (all Types)$715.3K22
Pathology$597.5K11#73
Biology$469.3K11
Pharmacology$412.9K11#113
Orthopedics$187.5K11#37

Top funded principal investigators

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

$13.2M
total funding
#2
Kendra Vehik
1 grant
$4.6M
total funding
$4.6M
total funding
#4
Yong Xu
4 grants
$2.3M
total funding
#5
Jinying Zhao
3 grants
$2.3M
total funding
$1.8M
total funding
#7
Da-zhi Wang
3 grants
$1.8M
total funding
$1.4M
total funding
$1.2M
total funding
#10
Paula C Bickford
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding