University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #34
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$186.7M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
376
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
410
Principal investigators
National Rank
#34
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 $194.1M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #32 in FY2001 to #34 in FY2026. Best rank: #31; lowest rank: #43. 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 | $103.2M | #32 |
| FY2002 | $112.9M | #32 |
| FY2003 | $123.2M | #33 |
| FY2004 | $115.7M | #35 |
| FY2005 | $120.9M | #36 |
| FY2006 | $123.8M | #42 |
| FY2007 | $122.2M | #43 |
| FY2008 | $146.7M | #42 |
| FY2009 | $180M | #42 |
| FY2010 | $194.3M | #40 |
| FY2011 | $161.7M | #40 |
| FY2012 | $157.3M | #40 |
| FY2013 | $147.7M | #39 |
| FY2014 | $156M | #39 |
| FY2015 | $146.8M | #39 |
| FY2016 | $159.6M | #38 |
| FY2017 | $174M | #36 |
| FY2018 | $206.7M | #31 |
| FY2019 | $214.1M | #34 |
| FY2020 | $237.3M | #36 |
| FY2021 | $237M | #34 |
| FY2022 | $250.4M | #35 |
| FY2023 | $271.3M | #36 |
| FY2024 | $265.4M | #33 |
| FY2025 | $262.7M | #34 |
| FY2026 | $194.1M | #34 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Utah in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $41.1M | 75 | 105 | — |
| Pathology | $22.7M | 37 | 33 | #7 |
| Biochemistry | $13.1M | 36 | 31 | #13 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $12.7M | 14 | 24 | — |
| Psychiatry | $9.6M | 12 | 11 | #26 |
| Neurosciences | $7.7M | 18 | 16 | #24 |
| Family Medicine | $7.2M | 6 | 10 | #2 |
| Pharmacology | $6.9M | 14 | 16 | #30 |
| Pediatrics | $6.7M | 15 | 23 | #34 |
| Miscellaneous | $5.6M | 12 | 15 | — |
| Biology | $4.9M | 12 | 14 | — |
| Ophthalmology | $4.7M | 13 | 12 | #18 |
| Neurology | $4.5M | 8 | 10 | #31 |
| Other Health Professions | $4.4M | 10 | 11 | — |
| Genetics | $3.9M | 11 | 14 | #34 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $3.7M | 10 | 11 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $3.5M | 9 | 11 | — |
| Surgery | $3.3M | 8 | 8 | #33 |
| Orthopedics | $3.2M | 7 | 7 | #9 |
| Engineering (all Types) | $2.9M | 6 | 7 | — |
Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Utah based on NIH grant totals.
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