UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #48
NIH Funding · FY2024
Total Funding
$163M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
376
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
408
Principal investigators
National Rank
#48
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 $92.1M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #38 in FY2006 to #50 in FY2026. Best rank: #38; lowest rank: #50. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2006 | $149.5M | #38 |
| FY2007 | $153.7M | #38 |
| FY2008 | $155.4M | #38 |
| FY2009 | $185.3M | #39 |
| FY2010 | $190.9M | #38 |
| FY2011 | $153.5M | #39 |
| FY2012 | $157.2M | #39 |
| FY2013 | $132.4M | #41 |
| FY2014 | $121.9M | #42 |
| FY2015 | $119M | #43 |
| FY2016 | $124.9M | #44 |
| FY2017 | $149.1M | #42 |
| FY2018 | $147.1M | #44 |
| FY2019 | $168.8M | #44 |
| FY2020 | $178.4M | #43 |
| FY2021 | $172.9M | #46 |
| FY2022 | $180.3M | #45 |
| FY2023 | $192.7M | #46 |
| FY2024 | $163.5M | #48 |
| FY2025 | $186.5M | #41 |
| FY2026 | $92.1M | #50 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in FY2024.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $51.6M | 110 | 134 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $21.5M | 52 | 51 | — |
| Miscellaneous | $11.9M | 26 | 35 | — |
| Surgery | $9.4M | 22 | 28 | #18 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $9.1M | 20 | 21 | — |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $8.1M | 17 | 22 | — |
| Pathology | $7.5M | 13 | 17 | #35 |
| Genetics | $7.3M | 19 | 13 | #29 |
| Biology | $4.6M | 12 | 12 | — |
| Psychology | $3.9M | 7 | 8 | — |
| Anesthesiology | $3.7M | 9 | 8 | #23 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $3.6M | 6 | 10 | — |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $3.6M | 10 | 17 | — |
| Pharmacology | $2.4M | 6 | 3 | #80 |
| Neurosurgery | $1.8M | 5 | 4 | #38 |
| Veterinary Sciences | $1.6M | 2 | 1 | — |
| Pediatrics | $1.3M | 3 | 3 | #62 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $759.7K | 2 | 2 | #65 |
| Biochemistry | $593.1K | 1 | 2 | #120 |
| Plastic Surgery | $516.1K | 1 | 2 | — |
Showing top 20 of 21 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center based on NIH grant totals.
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