Yale University
New Haven, CT · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #7
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$459.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
767
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
803
Principal investigators
National Rank
#7
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 $459.5M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #10 in FY2001 to #7 in FY2026. Best rank: #7; lowest rank: #14. 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 | $255.6M | #10 |
| FY2002 | $282.4M | #10 |
| FY2003 | $300.1M | #12 |
| FY2004 | $323.2M | #11 |
| FY2005 | $332.9M | #11 |
| FY2006 | $343.4M | #12 |
| FY2007 | $366.6M | #12 |
| FY2008 | $375.5M | #10 |
| FY2009 | $423.8M | #13 |
| FY2010 | $454.8M | #12 |
| FY2011 | $387.6M | #11 |
| FY2012 | $376M | #12 |
| FY2013 | $352.5M | #12 |
| FY2014 | $367.7M | #13 |
| FY2015 | $359.2M | #14 |
| FY2016 | $419M | #11 |
| FY2017 | $434.4M | #12 |
| FY2018 | $459.3M | #13 |
| FY2019 | $502.7M | #13 |
| FY2020 | $559M | #10 |
| FY2021 | $562.7M | #14 |
| FY2022 | $603.5M | #13 |
| FY2023 | $633.6M | #12 |
| FY2024 | $605.2M | #9 |
| FY2025 | $639.4M | #7 |
| FY2026 | $459.5M | #7 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Yale University in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $90.5M | 146 | 167 | — |
| Psychiatry | $84.6M | 97 | 92 | #1 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $22.8M | 41 | 39 | — |
| Biochemistry | $21.8M | 47 | 43 | #3 |
| Emergency Medicine | $21M | 12 | 19 | #1 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $20.9M | 38 | 32 | — |
| Neurology | $20M | 35 | 52 | #7 |
| Genetics | $18.3M | 32 | 38 | #7 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $17.4M | 35 | 39 | — |
| Neurosciences | $13.5M | 30 | 29 | #10 |
| Pathology | $12.1M | 22 | 22 | #14 |
| Pharmacology | $11.5M | 19 | 19 | #19 |
| Pediatrics | $10.7M | 18 | 25 | #24 |
| Chemistry | $9.4M | 16 | 17 | — |
| Physiology | $7.8M | 16 | 12 | #21 |
| Veterinary Sciences | $7.4M | 13 | 12 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $7.4M | 15 | 15 | #25 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $5.1M | 10 | 10 | — |
| Social Sciences | $4.8M | 11 | 11 | — |
| Surgery | $4.1M | 7 | 10 | #27 |
Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Yale University based on NIH grant totals.
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