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University of Washington

Seattle, WA · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #2

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$903.9M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
1,318
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,317
Principal investigators
National Rank
#2
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 $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 FY2025.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$99.4M147156
Public Health & Prev Medicine$43M6983
Psychiatry$22.6M3737#17
Genetics$21.1M3535#10
Pathology$20.4M3230#10
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$18.9M3938
Pharmacology$16.9M3735#15
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$15.3M1621
Veterinary Sciences$15M44
Ophthalmology$13.5M1430#5
Engineering (all Types)$11.6M2731
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$11.2M2329
Other Health Professions$10.8M2529
Psychology$9.6M2932
Physiology$9.3M2422#24
Biochemistry$8.4M2222#40
Administration$7.9M1418
Chemistry$7.7M2218
Biomedical Engineering$7.2M1317#22
Pediatrics$7.2M2020#37

Showing top 20 of 37 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$13M
total funding
#2
Kari A Stephens
2 grants
$10.3M
total funding
#3
John K. Amory
1 grant
$10.2M
total funding
#4
Bhavesh Patel
1 grant
$8M
total funding
$8M
total funding
$8M
total funding
$8M
total funding
$8M
total funding
#9
Gerald McGwin
1 grant
$8M
total funding
$8M
total funding