Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #8
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$389.7M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
651
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
672
Principal investigators
National Rank
#8
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 $389.7M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #6 in FY2001 to #8 in FY2026. Best rank: #6; lowest rank: #15. 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 | $295.4M | #6 |
| FY2002 | $334.2M | #6 |
| FY2003 | $372.9M | #6 |
| FY2004 | $378.9M | #6 |
| FY2005 | $385.1M | #6 |
| FY2006 | $375.5M | #11 |
| FY2007 | $376.1M | #11 |
| FY2008 | $387.9M | #9 |
| FY2009 | $459.1M | #11 |
| FY2010 | $471.8M | #11 |
| FY2011 | $377M | #10 |
| FY2012 | $387.4M | #10 |
| FY2013 | $325.3M | #15 |
| FY2014 | $384.9M | #12 |
| FY2015 | $382.9M | #12 |
| FY2016 | $412.3M | #14 |
| FY2017 | $439.1M | #10 |
| FY2018 | $487.5M | #10 |
| FY2019 | $531M | #10 |
| FY2020 | $541.1M | #13 |
| FY2021 | $621M | #10 |
| FY2022 | $630.6M | #10 |
| FY2023 | $645.1M | #11 |
| FY2024 | $599.1M | #10 |
| FY2025 | $640.6M | #8 |
| FY2026 | $389.7M | #8 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Washington University in St. Louis in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $76.2M | 133 | 148 | — |
| Neurology | $45.4M | 44 | 45 | #2 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $27.9M | 50 | 58 | — |
| Genetics | $27.8M | 12 | 20 | #3 |
| Psychiatry | $26.7M | 39 | 36 | #7 |
| Pathology | $25.4M | 47 | 52 | #4 |
| Anesthesiology | $21.2M | 39 | 32 | #1 |
| Pediatrics | $16.2M | 37 | 39 | #14 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $13.6M | 24 | 19 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $11.2M | 21 | 19 | #6 |
| Ophthalmology | $10.7M | 10 | 9 | #2 |
| Other Basic Sciences | $9.7M | 20 | 18 | — |
| Surgery | $9.6M | 19 | 27 | #7 |
| Neurosciences | $8.6M | 17 | 17 | #18 |
| Neurosurgery | $6.8M | 13 | 18 | #6 |
| Otolaryngology | $6.3M | 16 | 11 | #5 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $5.8M | 11 | 17 | #14 |
| Chemistry | $5.5M | 4 | 5 | — |
| Biochemistry | $5.3M | 11 | 13 | #39 |
| Orthopedics | $4.5M | 10 | 12 | #2 |
Showing top 20 of 29 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Washington University in St. Louis based on NIH grant totals.
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