UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #25
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$177.7M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
359
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
354
Principal investigators
National Rank
#25
Among schools ranked in FY2026
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 FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $44.3M | 83 | 83 | — |
| Biochemistry | $20.6M | 49 | 45 | #2 |
| Psychiatry | $13M | 16 | 19 | #16 |
| Pediatrics | $10.9M | 29 | 26 | #19 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $10.4M | 23 | 18 | — |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $8.5M | 15 | 11 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $7.2M | 13 | 17 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $7.2M | 12 | 11 | #21 |
| Neurology | $6.8M | 12 | 13 | #19 |
| Neurosciences | $6.8M | 13 | 16 | #24 |
| Pharmacology | $6.1M | 14 | 17 | #32 |
| Pathology | $6.1M | 11 | 10 | #27 |
| Physiology | $5.3M | 12 | 14 | #28 |
| Surgery | $3.9M | 8 | 9 | #24 |
| Ophthalmology | $2.7M | 5 | 3 | #26 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $2.3M | 6 | 7 | #38 |
| Dermatology | $2.2M | 6 | 6 | #11 |
| Urology | $1.8M | 3 | 4 | #10 |
| Genetics | $1.7M | 4 | 4 | #44 |
| Anesthesiology | $1.4M | 3 | 4 | #27 |
Showing top 20 of 25 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at UT Southwestern Medical Center based on NIH grant totals.
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