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University of Washington

Seattle, WA · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #2

NIH Funding · FY2024

Total Funding
$834.5M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
1,452
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,396
Principal investigators
National Rank
#2
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 $287.2M.

Medical-school rank history

Published medical-school rank remained #2 from FY2001 to FY2026. A flat line means the rank did not change; it does not mean rank zero.

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$336.4M#2
FY2002$389.3M#2
FY2003$426M#2
FY2004$446.5M#2
FY2005$439.9M#2
FY2006$449.3M#2
FY2007$443.3M#2
FY2008$441.5M#2
FY2009$543.4M#2
FY2010$644.3M#2
FY2011$477.3M#2
FY2012$486.4M#2
FY2013$485.4M#2
FY2014$489.2M#2
FY2015$478.6M#2
FY2016$498.2M#2
FY2017$453M#2
FY2018$469.8M#2
FY2019$538.4M#2
FY2020$546.4M#2
FY2021$555.5M#2
FY2022$598.2M#2
FY2023$566.9M#2
FY2024$505.1M#2
FY2025$483.1M#2
FY2026$287.2M#2

Top departments by funding

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

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$94.5M160166
Public Health & Prev Medicine$45.2M9098
Genetics$22.4M3532#8
Psychiatry$21.8M4144#16
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$20.8M4738
Pathology$20.2M3834#10
Pharmacology$17.1M4138#16
Veterinary Sciences$17M108
Engineering (all Types)$16.7M3735
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$12.8M2529
Biochemistry$12.6M3427#22
Ophthalmology$12.6M1011#6
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$12.3M1920
Other Health Professions$11.1M2739
Biomedical Engineering$10.4M2123#10
Psychology$10M3539
Chemistry$8.4M2819
Miscellaneous$7.7M1216
Anesthesiology$7.5M2528#10
Physiology$6.8M1817#30

Showing top 20 of 38 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Mari Ostendorf
2 grants
$13.5M
total funding
#2
John K. Amory
2 grants
$10.5M
total funding
#3
Sarah Biber
1 grant
$9.9M
total funding
$9.9M
total funding
$7.7M
total funding
#6
Evan Eichler
5 grants
$7.5M
total funding
#7
Chia-lin Wei
2 grants
$5.6M
total funding
$5.3M
total funding
$4.9M
total funding
#10
David Veesler
3 grants
$4.7M
total funding