University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #34
NIH Funding · FY2025
Total Funding
$254.8M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
558
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
577
Principal investigators
National Rank
#34
Among schools ranked in FY2025
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
| 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 | $157.2M | #33 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Utah in FY2025.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $49.1M | 104 | 116 | — |
| Pathology | $19.8M | 38 | 33 | #11 |
| Pediatrics | $17.8M | 36 | 44 | #22 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $17.3M | 23 | 36 | — |
| Biochemistry | $12.3M | 32 | 30 | #28 |
| Pharmacology | $11.5M | 25 | 22 | #27 |
| Miscellaneous | $10M | 21 | 27 | — |
| Psychiatry | $9.5M | 20 | 18 | #35 |
| Family Medicine | $9.1M | 10 | 12 | #2 |
| Neurology | $8.4M | 10 | 9 | #32 |
| Genetics | $8.1M | 23 | 24 | #29 |
| Neurosciences | $7.3M | 21 | 18 | #33 |
| Other Health Professions | $7.2M | 16 | 12 | — |
| Ophthalmology | $6.3M | 21 | 17 | #20 |
| Biology | $6.1M | 17 | 21 | — |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $5.8M | 12 | 12 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $5.6M | 12 | 20 | — |
| Nutrition | $5.2M | 12 | 13 | — |
| Orthopedics | $4.7M | 12 | 8 | #7 |
| Surgery | $4.5M | 11 | 12 | #34 |
Showing top 20 of 31 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Utah based on NIH grant totals.
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