UT Health Science Center Houston
San Antonio, TX · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #26
NIH Funding · FY2025
Total Funding
$306.4M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
554
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
575
Principal investigators
National Rank
#26
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 $168.4M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #39 in FY2001 to #27 in FY2026. Best rank: #26; lowest rank: #57. 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 | $75.2M | #39 |
| FY2002 | $83.5M | #40 |
| FY2003 | $84.6M | #42 |
| FY2004 | $75.3M | #48 |
| FY2005 | $79.1M | #46 |
| FY2006 | $98.9M | #49 |
| FY2007 | $92.8M | #51 |
| FY2008 | $101.1M | #47 |
| FY2009 | $123.4M | #50 |
| FY2010 | $128.8M | #47 |
| FY2011 | $81.2M | #57 |
| FY2012 | $87.4M | #53 |
| FY2013 | $84.5M | #52 |
| FY2014 | $87.4M | #52 |
| FY2015 | $86.5M | #54 |
| FY2016 | $92.9M | #51 |
| FY2017 | $94.9M | #54 |
| FY2018 | $97.2M | #53 |
| FY2019 | $108.9M | #55 |
| FY2020 | $129.6M | #52 |
| FY2021 | $138.8M | #50 |
| FY2022 | $126M | #55 |
| FY2023 | $160.1M | #50 |
| FY2024 | $289.6M | #27 |
| FY2025 | $306.5M | #26 |
| FY2026 | $168.4M | #27 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for UT Health Science Center Houston in FY2025.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $44.2M | 74 | 81 | — |
| Neurology | $27.9M | 48 | 56 | #8 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $24.2M | 45 | 39 | — |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $23.4M | 23 | 31 | — |
| Biochemistry | $19.6M | 48 | 46 | #10 |
| Miscellaneous | $17.9M | 14 | 23 | — |
| Psychiatry | $13M | 19 | 17 | #25 |
| Neurosurgery | $11.6M | 26 | 22 | #5 |
| Genetics | $11.5M | 29 | 28 | #18 |
| Pharmacology | $11.3M | 19 | 18 | #28 |
| Dentistry | $11.1M | 23 | 24 | — |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $8.5M | 16 | 15 | — |
| Biology | $8.4M | 22 | 21 | — |
| Pediatrics | $7.5M | 13 | 13 | #36 |
| Anesthesiology | $6.9M | 14 | 13 | #9 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $6.2M | 11 | 11 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $6.1M | 15 | 18 | #34 |
| Neurosciences | $5.3M | 14 | 10 | #44 |
| Administration | $4.7M | 5 | 5 | — |
| Other Basic Sciences | $4.3M | 7 | 10 | — |
Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at UT Health Science Center Houston based on NIH grant totals.
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