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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #22

NIH Funding · FY2024

Total Funding
$378M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
699
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
675
Principal investigators
National Rank
#22
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 $248.8M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #17 in FY2001 to #19 in FY2026. Best rank: #16; lowest rank: #24. 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$183.9M#17
FY2002$216.5M#17
FY2003$240.8M#17
FY2004$251.7M#16
FY2005$242.5M#18
FY2006$246.5M#17
FY2007$243.8M#18
FY2008$261.8M#18
FY2009$357.4M#19
FY2010$311.3M#19
FY2011$270.8M#19
FY2012$241.9M#19
FY2013$253.6M#19
FY2014$266.8M#19
FY2015$277.4M#18
FY2016$290.4M#18
FY2017$314M#17
FY2018$328.1M#20
FY2019$319.3M#20
FY2020$345.9M#24
FY2021$374.5M#21
FY2022$377.8M#23
FY2023$457.7M#20
FY2024$379.9M#22
FY2025$369.5M#23
FY2026$248.8M#19

Top departments by funding

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

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$111.1M101110
Pediatrics$29.4M4142#14
Biochemistry$19.5M3933#8
Pathology$18.5M3936#12
Surgery$14.4M3332#8
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$13M3035
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$11.8M3233
Neurosciences$10.3M2520#22
Psychology$10.1M3133
Biology$9.5M2930
Anatomy/Cell Biology$9.5M2623#20
Chemistry$9M3023
Physics$7.5M1218
Psychiatry$7.4M1012#39
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$7.2M1517
Genetics$6.5M1715#32
Engineering (all Types)$5.9M1617
Miscellaneous$5.8M2019
Other Health Professions$5.5M59
Social Sciences$4.9M1317

Showing top 20 of 37 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$42.1M
total funding
$31.1M
total funding
$29.6M
total funding
$29.6M
total funding
$29.6M
total funding
$29.6M
total funding
$29.6M
total funding
#8
David A Wolk
1 grant
$29.6M
total funding
#9
Sarah Biber
1 grant
$29.6M
total funding
$29.6M
total funding