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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #33

NIH Funding · FY2024

Total Funding
$255M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
619
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
597
Principal investigators
National Rank
#33
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 $157.2M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #32 in FY2001 to #33 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
NIH funding and published medical-school rank by fiscal year
Fiscal yearNIH fundingMedical-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$157.2M#33

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Utah in FY2024.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$41.6M97103
Pathology$18.1M5041#13
Pediatrics$17.5M3649#22
Pharmacology$14M2825#18
Family Medicine$12.5M1721#2
Biochemistry$12.3M4037#25
Psychiatry$11.2M2521#29
Neurology$8.9M1110#24
Neurosciences$8.9M2619#29
Genetics$8.8M2831#27
Public Health & Prev Medicine$8.7M1730
Miscellaneous$8.6M2128
Biology$7.3M1920
Other Health Professions$7.1M2114
Ophthalmology$6.3M2113#20
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$6.1M1422
Surgery$5.4M1417#31
Obstetrics & Gynecology$4.4M1111
Chemistry$4.1M1010
Nutrition$4.1M1214

Showing top 20 of 33 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$5.8M
total funding
#2
Karen Wilcox
1 grant
$5.7M
total funding
#3
Rachel Hess
1 grant
$5.4M
total funding
#4
Kevin M Watt
5 grants
$5.2M
total funding
$4.3M
total funding
$4.2M
total funding
$4.1M
total funding
#8
Jamie P. Dwyer
2 grants
$4.1M
total funding
#9
Brian D Evavold
6 grants
$3.8M
total funding
#10
Kensaku Kawamoto
6 grants
$3.7M
total funding