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Wayne State University

Detroit, MI · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #73

NIH Funding · FY2024

Total Funding
$61.9M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
169
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
192
Principal investigators
National Rank
#73
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 $37M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #44 in FY2001 to #72 in FY2026. Best rank: #44; lowest rank: #77. 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
NIH funding and published medical-school rank by fiscal year
Fiscal yearNIH fundingMedical-school rank
FY2001$65.5M#44
FY2002$67M#49
FY2003$71.9M#49
FY2004$70.2M#50
FY2005$70.5M#52
FY2006$65M#59
FY2007$65.3M#61
FY2008$75.1M#65
FY2009$92M#63
FY2010$91.6M#67
FY2011$85.8M#60
FY2012$73.1M#63
FY2013$55.3M#68
FY2014$59M#65
FY2015$61.6M#63
FY2016$63.7M#68
FY2017$60.9M#68
FY2018$59M#68
FY2019$62M#70
FY2020$58.6M#77
FY2021$70.2M#74
FY2022$67.6M#75
FY2023$78.2M#68
FY2024$61.9M#73
FY2025$66.2M#68
FY2026$37M#72

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Wayne State University in FY2024.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Physiology$8M1817#26
Ophthalmology$7.8M1914#14
Pharmacology$5.7M1817#47
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$5.3M1721
Chemistry$4.6M1618
Pediatrics$3.5M811#48
Psychiatry$3.4M917#55
Obstetrics & Gynecology$3.2M88
Genetics$3.1M710#42
Biology$2.8M107
Emergency Medicine$2.1M35#21
Psychology$2M56
Internal Medicine/Medicine$1.7M55
Miscellaneous$1.3M55
Biochemistry$764.7K33#115
Pathology$571.8K11#81
Family Medicine$547.9K11#38
Neurosurgery$511.7K11#48
Neurology$443.5K12#69
Engineering (all Types)$182.3K11

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Wayne State University based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Ann G. Schwartz
4 grants
$2.2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
#3
Sidhartha Tan
3 grants
$1.8M
total funding
$1.7M
total funding
#5
Jeffrey A Kline
2 grants
$1.7M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
$1.4M
total funding
$1.3M
total funding
#9
Samuele Zilioli
2 grants
$1.3M
total funding
#10
Ashok Kumar
3 grants
$1.3M
total funding