UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #30
NIH Funding · FY2024
Total Funding
$269.9M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
622
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
542
Principal investigators
National Rank
#30
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 $177.7M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #33 in FY2006 to #25 in FY2026. Best rank: #25; lowest rank: #38. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2006 | $160.6M | #33 |
| FY2007 | $174.4M | #33 |
| FY2008 | $162.4M | #36 |
| FY2009 | $194.5M | #37 |
| FY2010 | $210.5M | #36 |
| FY2011 | $176.5M | #35 |
| FY2012 | $168.4M | #37 |
| FY2013 | $145.9M | #38 |
| FY2014 | $155.2M | #36 |
| FY2015 | $160.7M | #34 |
| FY2016 | $175.1M | #33 |
| FY2017 | $176.6M | #34 |
| FY2018 | $180.4M | #35 |
| FY2019 | $230.5M | #31 |
| FY2020 | $230.5M | #35 |
| FY2021 | $256.2M | #32 |
| FY2022 | $273M | #31 |
| FY2023 | $291.5M | #31 |
| FY2024 | $270.4M | #30 |
| FY2025 | $295.9M | #27 |
| FY2026 | $177.7M | #25 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for UT Southwestern Medical Center in FY2024.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $78.8M | 153 | 134 | — |
| Biochemistry | $27M | 79 | 61 | #3 |
| Psychiatry | $16.8M | 26 | 26 | #18 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $15.9M | 42 | 24 | — |
| Pediatrics | $15.8M | 45 | 43 | #25 |
| Neurosciences | $14.9M | 31 | 27 | #15 |
| Neurology | $14M | 24 | 24 | #18 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $11.5M | 26 | 34 | — |
| Pathology | $8.8M | 24 | 18 | #27 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $8.7M | 20 | 13 | — |
| Pharmacology | $8.7M | 26 | 17 | #32 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $6.7M | 14 | 12 | #22 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $6.3M | 18 | 12 | #29 |
| Surgery | $6.2M | 14 | 13 | #28 |
| Physiology | $5.5M | 14 | 11 | #36 |
| Neurosurgery | $3M | 8 | 6 | #26 |
| Ophthalmology | $2.7M | 8 | 6 | #34 |
| Genetics | $1.9M | 5 | 5 | #49 |
| Otolaryngology | $1.4M | 4 | 4 | #32 |
| Urology | $1.3M | 2 | 2 | #22 |
Showing top 20 of 24 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at UT Southwestern Medical Center based on NIH grant totals.
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