NIH RePORTER data · Fiscal year 2023

NIH Funding by Institution: FY2023 Rankings

Name: NIH funding by institution, fiscal year 2023
Creator: Dr. Meng Zhao

Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards

NIH awarded $38.22B to 2,939 universities, medical schools, hospitals, research institutes, and companies in fiscal year 2023. Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. ranked first with $866.1M. Search the full ranking below, filter by state or organization type, and see how each institution moved against the prior year.

FY2023 NIH award funding

$38.22B

+3.2% vs FY2022

Institutions funded

2,939

Distinct NIH recipient organizations

Award records

66,703

Subprojects excluded

Top-10 share

18.9%

Top 50 hold 55.9% of funding

Top 15 NIH-funded institutions, FY2023

1
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.$866.1M
2
Johns Hopkins University$840.4M
3
University of California, San Francisco$784.8M
4
University of Pennsylvania$703.3M
5
Duke University$703.1M
6
University of Michigan$699.2M
7
Massachusetts General Hospital$672.7M
8
Stanford University$670.4M
9
University of Pittsburgh$655.7M
10
Washington University in St. Louis$636.3M
11
Columbia University Health Sciences$632.8M
12
Yale University$624.0M
13
University of California, Los Angeles$582.3M
14
University of California San Diego$576.4M
15
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$575.9M

What stands out

Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. led with $866.1M across 81 awards and 39 investigators; its largest administering institute was NCI.
The 10 largest recipients took 18.9% of all NIH award dollars, and the top 50 took 55.9%.
Largest dollar gain among the top 100: Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., up $241.0M (+38.6%) from FY2022.
Largest dollar decline among the top 100: Emory University, down $77.9M (−13.9%).
California institutions received the most of any state, $5.35B (14.1% of U.S. recipient funding).

Full FY2023 NIH funding ranking

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1,000 institutions · $37.13B in FY2023 NIH funding · table covers the top 1,000 of 2,939 funded institutions

NIH funding by institution, fiscal year 2023, ranked by total award amount
Rank	Institution	FY2023 funding	vs FY2022	Awards	PIs	Top institute
1	Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Frederick, MD · Company	$866.1M +38.6%	+38.6% was #9	81	39	NCI
2	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · Higher education	$840.4M +0.3%	+0.3% was #1	1,494	1,275	NIAID
3	University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA · Higher education	$784.8M −3.9%	−3.9% was #2	1,479	1,219	NIA
4	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · Higher education	$703.3M +5.4%	+5.4%	1,327	1,080	NCI
5	Duke University Durham, NC · Higher education	$703.1M +4.6%	+4.6% was #3	1,031	873	NIAID
6	University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI · Higher education	$699.2M +9.2%	+9.2% was #7	1,401	1,205	NIA
7	Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Hospital	$672.7M +21.2%	+21.2% was #17	1,081	914	NINDS
8	Stanford University Stanford, CA · Higher education	$670.4M +1.9%	+1.9% was #6	1,182	917	NCI
9	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · Higher education	$655.7M −1.3%	−1.3% was #5	1,248	1,120	NIA
10	Washington University in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO · Higher education	$636.3M +1.7%	+1.7% was #8	1,190	979	NIA
11	Columbia University Health Sciences New York, NY · Higher education	$632.8M +2.9%	+2.9% was #10	1,077	933	NIA
12	Yale University New Haven, CT · Higher education	$624.0M +4.2%	+4.2% was #11	1,182	992	NIMH
13	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Higher education	$582.3M −2.1%	−2.1% was #12	904	803	NIAID
14	University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA · Higher education	$576.4M −2.6%	−2.6% was #13	1,092	830	NCI
15	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Higher education	$575.9M −1.9%	−1.9% was #14	1,029	922	NHLBI
16	University of Washington Seattle, WA · Higher education	$559.7M −4.4%	−4.4% was #15	1,044	979	NIAID
17	Research Triangle Institute Research Triangle Park, NC · Research institute	$550.5M +75.7%	+75.7% was #30	107	97	NHLBI
18	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY · Higher education	$504.9M +11.1%	+11.1%	762	629	NIAID
19	Emory University Atlanta, GA · Higher education	$483.2M −13.9%	−13.9% was #16	892	809	NIAID
20	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Higher education	$447.6M +22.1%	+22.1% was #25	687	591	NIA
21	Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Hospital	$429.1M +14.2%	+14.2% was #24	602	531	OD
22	NYU Grossman School of Medicine New York, NY · Higher education	$424.1M +12.2%	+12.2% was #23	597	532	NHLBI
23	Northwestern University Chicago, IL · Higher education	$408.5M +3.0%	+3.0% was #21	730	583	NHLBI
24	Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Hospital	$403.7M +6.1%	+6.1% was #22	678	568	NHLBI
25	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN · Higher education	$378.5M −12.1%	−12.1% was #19	801	718	NCI
26	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Higher education	$359.2M +10.4%	+10.4% was #28	542	480	NIA
27	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Seattle, WA · Nonprofit	$354.4M −14.5%	−14.5% was #20	288	248	NIAID
28	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO · Higher education	$339.7M +5.8%	+5.8% was #29	796	704	NHLBI
29	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX · Higher education	$332.4M −6.9%	−6.9% was #26	637	538	NCI
30	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL · Higher education	$330.4M −1.6%	−1.6% was #27	652	572	NIAID
31	Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY · Higher education	$317.4M +17.0%	+17.0% was #34	567	490	NIAID
32	Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · Higher education	$293.8M +2.3%	+2.3%	513	438	NCI
33	UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX · Higher education	$291.9M +6.9%	+6.9%	614	507	NCI
34	University of Chicago Chicago, IL · Higher education	$280.3M +11.9%	+11.9% was #39	490	437	NIAID
35	University of California, Davis Davis, CA · Higher education	$278.0M +4.0%	+4.0% was #36	567	463	NIA
36	University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Higher education	$271.9M +4.0%	+4.0% was #37	617	574	NINDS
37	Mayo Clinic Rochester Rochester, MN · Nonprofit	$270.1M +6.9%	+6.9% was #38	429	378	NCI
38	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Higher education	$260.9M +7.7%	+7.7% was #40	588	517	NCI
39	Indiana University Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Higher education	$259.4M +12.4%	+12.4% was #42	451	439	NIA
40	The Ohio State University Columbus, OH · Higher education	$251.9M +8.9%	+8.9% was #41	575	566	NCI
41	Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA · Hospital	$239.1M +11.2%	+11.2% was #44	441	365	NIAID
42	Scripps Research La Jolla, CA · Nonprofit	$218.6M −24.3%	−24.3% was #31	209	130	NIAID
43	University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD · Higher education	$217.2M −3.9%	−3.9%	420	399	NIAID
44	University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA · Higher education	$211.0M +0.1%	+0.1% was #45	444	388	NIA
45	Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research New York, NY · Research institute	$201.1M −25.4%	−25.4% was #35	357	330	NCI
46	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Higher education	$199.1M +14.6%	+14.6% was #58	339	308	NIA
47	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA · Higher education	$199.0M +2.9%	+2.9% was #49	444	386	NHLBI
48	Boston University Medical Campus Boston, MA · Higher education	$194.9M +9.8%	+9.8% was #54	294	286	NIA
49	University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX · Hospital	$194.4M +8.1%	+8.1% was #52	373	372	NCI
50	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH · Higher education	$194.4M −1.8%	−1.8% was #48	363	348	NCI

NIH funding by state, FY2023

#	State	Funding	Share	Institutions	Top recipient
1	California	$5.35B	14.1%	452	University of California, San Francisco
2	New York	$3.58B	9.4%	204	Columbia University Health Sciences
3	Massachusetts	$3.51B	9.2%	207	Massachusetts General Hospital
4	Maryland	$2.75B	7.3%	128	Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
5	North Carolina	$2.31B	6.1%	115	Duke University
6	Pennsylvania	$2.22B	5.9%	111	University of Pennsylvania
7	Texas	$1.85B	4.9%	122	Baylor College of Medicine
8	Washington	$1.29B	3.4%	64	University of Washington
9	Illinois	$1.23B	3.2%	75	Northwestern University
10	Ohio	$1.02B	2.7%	62	The Ohio State University
11	Michigan	$990.4M	2.6%	54	University of Michigan
12	Florida	$910.5M	2.4%	61	University of Florida
13	Missouri	$808.0M	2.1%	37	Washington University in St. Louis
14	Georgia	$776.3M	2.0%	43	Emory University
15	Connecticut	$771.3M	2.0%	36	Yale University

Show the other 39 states and territories

16	Tennessee	$768.0M	2.0%	28	Vanderbilt University Medical Center
17	Minnesota	$716.4M	1.9%	45	University of Minnesota
18	Virginia	$670.3M	1.8%	66	University of Virginia
19	Wisconsin	$653.4M	1.7%	41	University of Wisconsin-Madison
20	Colorado	$556.3M	1.5%	52	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
21	Indiana	$416.0M	1.1%	26	Indiana University Indianapolis
22	Oregon	$415.1M	1.1%	42	Oregon Health & Science University
23	New Jersey	$404.8M	1.1%	55	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
24	Alabama	$388.9M	1.0%	19	University of Alabama at Birmingham
25	Arizona	$368.7M	1.0%	41	University of Arizona
26	Utah	$291.2M	0.8%	19	University of Utah
27	South Carolina	$262.1M	0.7%	36	Medical University of South Carolina
28	Rhode Island	$253.1M	0.7%	19	Brown University
29	Kentucky	$229.4M	0.6%	22	University of Kentucky
30	Louisiana	$228.7M	0.6%	18	Tulane University
31	District of Columbia	$228.6M	0.6%	33	George Washington University
32	Iowa	$206.7M	0.5%	11	University of Iowa
33	Nebraska	$149.2M	0.4%	8	University of Nebraska Medical Center
34	Kansas	$147.2M	0.4%	13	University of Kansas Medical Center
35	Oklahoma	$146.5M	0.4%	9	University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
36	New Hampshire	$125.5M	0.3%	16	Dartmouth College
37	New Mexico	$124.9M	0.3%	18	University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
38	Maine	$117.3M	0.3%	11	Jackson Laboratory
39	Arkansas	$105.6M	0.3%	13	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
40	Mississippi	$78.2M	0.2%	10	University of Mississippi Medical Center
41	Delaware	$75.6M	0.2%	14	University of Delaware
42	Hawaii	$69.0M	0.2%	12	University of Hawaii at Manoa
43	Vermont	$59.0M	0.2%	6	University of Vermont
44	Puerto Rico	$54.7M	0.1%	13	University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
45	West Virginia	$54.0M	0.1%	9	West Virginia University
46	Montana	$39.9M	0.1%	18	Montana State University - Bozeman
47	Nevada	$38.8M	0.1%	8	University of Nevada Reno
48	South Dakota	$30.5M	0.1%	8	Avera McKennan
49	North Dakota	$25.1M	0.1%	4	University of North Dakota
50	Idaho	$18.6M	0.0%	6	University of Idaho
51	Alaska	$15.8M	0.0%	6	University of Alaska Fairbanks
52	Wyoming	$12.2M	0.0%	2	University of Wyoming
53	Guam	$1.9M	0.0%	1	University of Guam
54	U.S. Virgin Islands	$738K	0.0%	1	University of the Virgin Islands

By organization type

Each institution is grouped by where most of its NIH dollars go, using NIH's recipient type. A university's medical school can be its own row, but stays under higher education.

Higher education$26.70B · 69.9%
Hospital$3.52B · 9.2%
Company$3.48B · 9.1%
Research institute$2.82B · 7.4%
Nonprofit$1.38B · 3.6%
Foreign institution$270.3M · 0.7%
Other$22.8M · 0.1%

How this ranking is built

Source: the public NIH RePORTER API, refreshed October 16, 2026. See also our data methodology.

Dollar totals measure scale, not research quality or training environment. Our guide on how to read NIH funding rankings by university covers what these numbers miss.

What countsEvery NIH award record in the fiscal year — research grants, cooperative agreements, training and career awards, SBIR/STTR, and R&D contracts. NIH intramural research and interagency agreements with other federal agencies are excluded.
Dollar amountRePORTER's total award amount (direct plus indirect costs) obligated in that fiscal year, not the full multi-year value of each grant.
No double countingComponents of multi-project awards (P01, U54, center grants) are excluded; their dollars are already in the parent award.
Who an institution isRows follow NIH's recipient organization code, so a university's medical school, affiliated hospital, and separate campuses can appear separately. Subawards stay with the prime recipient.

NIH funding ranking questions

Which institution receives the most NIH funding in FY2023?

Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. (Frederick, MD) received the most NIH award funding in fiscal year 2023: $866.1M across 81 award records. The next largest recipients were Johns Hopkins University, University of California, San Francisco, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University.

How much NIH funding went to outside institutions in FY2023?

NIH RePORTER lists $38.22B in extramural award funding across 66,703 award records to 2,939 institutions in fiscal year 2023. The ten largest recipients received 18.9% of that total, and the top 50 received 55.9%.

Which state receives the most NIH funding?

California led all states in FY2023 with $5.35B in NIH awards to 452 institutions, 14.1% of funding to U.S. recipients in this table.

Why do these numbers differ from the BRIMR rankings or NIH RePORT?

Rankings differ by what they count. This page totals every NIH award record in RePORTER for the fiscal year, including grants, cooperative agreements, training awards, and R&D contracts, and groups them by the NIH recipient organization code. BRIMR ranks medical school departments and folds affiliated hospitals into schools; NIH RePORT's "Awards by Location & Organization" applies its own inclusion rules. A university's medical school, hospital, and other campuses can therefore appear as separate rows here.

Are subawards to collaborating institutions counted?

No. NIH reports awards to the prime recipient only. When a university passes part of a grant to a collaborator through a subaward, the full amount stays with the prime recipient in RePORTER, so collaborating institutions can look smaller than the research they actually host.

How often is this ranking updated?

The ranking is rebuilt from the NIH RePORTER API and was last refreshed on October 16, 2026. It covers fiscal years 2022 through 2026. Verify individual awards at reporter.nih.gov before citing them.

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