Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #8
NIH Funding · FY2025
Total Funding
$636.8M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
1,142
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,091
Principal investigators
National Rank
#8
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 $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 FY2025.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $136M | 254 | 244 | — |
| Neurology | $77.8M | 73 | 58 | #2 |
| Psychiatry | $43.3M | 69 | 75 | #7 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $41.3M | 79 | 85 | — |
| Pathology | $37.3M | 76 | 68 | #4 |
| Pediatrics | $31.6M | 64 | 61 | #10 |
| Anesthesiology | $29.1M | 55 | 44 | #1 |
| Genetics | $26.4M | 29 | 47 | #7 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $17.4M | 32 | 28 | — |
| Surgery | $16.1M | 32 | 42 | #8 |
| Ophthalmology | $14.8M | 20 | 17 | #4 |
| Neurosciences | $14.4M | 34 | 31 | #16 |
| Neurosurgery | $13.4M | 22 | 24 | #4 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $13M | 24 | 19 | #14 |
| Biology | $11.1M | 24 | 23 | — |
| Other Basic Sciences | $10.5M | 24 | 23 | — |
| Biochemistry | $10.4M | 20 | 22 | #30 |
| Orthopedics | $9.2M | 24 | 24 | #2 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $8.4M | 16 | 21 | #16 |
| Otolaryngology | $7.9M | 18 | 15 | #7 |
Showing top 20 of 30 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Washington University in St. Louis based on NIH grant totals.
$29.8M
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$15.1M
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$12.3M
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