NIH RePORTER data · Fiscal year 2024
NIH Funding by Institution: FY2024 Rankings
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
NIH awarded $37.28B to 2,867 universities, medical schools, hospitals, research institutes, and companies in fiscal year 2024. Johns Hopkins University ranked first with $858.1M. Search the full ranking below, filter by state or organization type, and see how each institution moved against the prior year.
FY2024 NIH award funding
$37.28B
−2.4% vs FY2023
Institutions funded
2,867
Distinct NIH recipient organizations
Award records
65,493
Subprojects excluded
Top-10 share
18.9%
Top 50 hold 55.7% of funding
Top 15 NIH-funded institutions, FY2024
- 1Johns Hopkins University$858.1M
- 2University of California, San Francisco$819.8M
- 3University of Michigan at Ann Arbor$734.6M
- 4Washington University$730.5M
- 5University of Pennsylvania$690.7M
- 6University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh$657.8M
- 7Massachusetts General Hospital$653.3M
- 8Yale University$642.8M
- 9Columbia University Health Sciences$633.2M
- 10Stanford University$610.9M
- 11Duke University$580.7M
- 12University of Washington$566.2M
- 13University of California, San Diego$563.6M
- 14Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.$553.9M
- 15Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill$532.8M
What stands out
- Johns Hopkins University led with $858.1M across 1,512 awards and 1,356 investigators; its largest administering institute was NIAID.
- The 10 largest recipients took 18.9% of all NIH award dollars, and the top 50 took 55.7%.
- Largest dollar gain among the top 100: Washington University, up $94.2M (+14.8%) from FY2023.
- Largest dollar decline among the top 100: Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., down $312.2M (−36.0%).
- California institutions received the most of any state, $5.15B (13.9% of U.S. recipient funding).
Full FY2024 NIH funding ranking
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1,000 institutions · $36.25B in FY2024 NIH funding · table covers the top 1,000 of 2,867 funded institutions
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 funding | vs FY2023 | Awards | PIs | Top institute | FY2022–24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · Higher education | $858.1M +2.1% | +2.1% was #2 | 1,512 | 1,356 | NIAID | |
| 2 | University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA · Higher education | $819.8M +4.5% | +4.5% was #3 | 1,461 | 1,223 | NIA | |
| 3 | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Higher education | $734.6M +5.1% | +5.1% was #6 | 1,395 | 1,236 | NIA | |
| 4 | Washington University Saint Louis, MO · Higher education | $730.5M +14.8% | +14.8% was #10 | 1,193 | 1,009 | NIAID | |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · Higher education | $690.7M −1.8% | −1.8% was #4 | 1,300 | 1,086 | NCI | |
| 6 | University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · Higher education | $657.8M +0.3% | +0.3% was #9 | 1,240 | 1,136 | NIA | |
| 7 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Hospital | $653.3M −2.9% | −2.9% | 1,053 | 924 | NINDS | |
| 8 | Yale University New Haven, CT · Higher education | $642.8M +3.0% | +3.0% was #12 | 1,206 | 1,033 | NIMH | |
| 9 | Columbia University Health Sciences New York, NY · Higher education | $633.2M +0.1% | +0.1% was #11 | 1,069 | 968 | NIA | |
| 10 | Stanford University Stanford, CA · Higher education | $610.9M −8.9% | −8.9% was #8 | 1,153 | 930 | NCI | |
| 11 | Duke University Durham, NC · Higher education | $580.7M −17.4% | −17.4% was #5 | 1,016 | 902 | NIAID | |
| 12 | University of Washington Seattle, WA · Higher education | $566.2M +1.2% | +1.2% was #16 | 1,012 | 954 | NIAID | |
| 13 | University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA · Higher education | $563.6M −2.2% | −2.2% was #14 | 1,042 | 854 | NIDA | |
| 14 | Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Frederick, MD · Company | $553.9M −36.0% | −36.0% was #1 | 105 | 35 | NCI | |
| 15 | Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Higher education | $532.8M −7.5% | −7.5% | 1,061 | 969 | NCI | |
| 16 | University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Higher education | $495.8M −14.8% | −14.8% was #13 | 880 | 817 | NIAID | |
| 17 | Emory University Atlanta, GA · Higher education | $492.4M +1.9% | +1.9% was #19 | 930 | 864 | NIAID | |
| 18 | New York University School of Medicine New York, NY · Higher education | $490.4M +15.6% | +15.6% was #22 | 617 | 570 | NHLBI | |
| 19 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY · Higher education | $489.8M −3.0% | −3.0% was #18 | 738 | 616 | NCI | |
| 20 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Hospital | $484.8M +13.0% | +13.0% was #21 | 574 | 544 | NIAID | |
| 21 | Northwestern University Chicago, IL · Higher education | $422.5M +3.4% | +3.4% was #23 | 735 | 598 | NHLBI | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Higher education | $409.5M −8.5% | −8.5% was #20 | 684 | 634 | NIA | |
| 23 | Research Triangle Institute Research Triangle Park, NC · Research institute | $396.9M −27.9% | −27.9% was #17 | 92 | 96 | NHLBI | |
| 24 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Hospital | $387.6M −4.0% | −4.0% | 674 | 581 | NHLBI | |
| 25 | University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN · Higher education | $382.0M +0.9% | +0.9% | 772 | 725 | NIA | |
| 26 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Higher education | $356.3M −0.8% | −0.8% | 533 | 492 | NIA | |
| 27 | University of Colorado Denver Aurora, CO · Higher education | $348.1M +2.5% | +2.5% was #28 | 847 | 739 | NHLBI | |
| 28 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL · Higher education | $334.7M +1.3% | +1.3% was #30 | 623 | 570 | NIAID | |
| 29 | Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX · Higher education | $322.5M −3.0% | −3.0% | 628 | 546 | NCI | |
| 30 | Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ New York, NY · Higher education | $306.5M −3.4% | −3.4% was #31 | 561 | 508 | NIAID | |
| 31 | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Seattle, WA · Nonprofit | $304.6M −14.0% | −14.0% was #27 | 289 | 258 | NIAID | |
| 32 | UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX · Higher education | $300.8M +3.0% | +3.0% was #33 | 624 | 516 | NCI | |
| 33 | Mayo Clinic Rochester Rochester, MN · Nonprofit | $278.5M +3.1% | +3.1% was #37 | 440 | 393 | NCI | |
| 34 | University of California at Davis Davis, CA · Higher education | $276.9M −0.4% | −0.4% was #35 | 564 | 472 | NIA | |
| 35 | Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · Higher education | $275.9M −6.1% | −6.1% was #32 | 497 | 459 | NCI | |
| 36 | Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Higher education | $274.0M +5.0% | +5.0% was #38 | 614 | 558 | NCI | |
| 37 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL · Higher education | $269.6M −3.8% | −3.8% was #34 | 505 | 457 | NIAID | |
| 38 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Higher education | $265.7M −2.3% | −2.3% was #36 | 605 | 584 | NIA | |
| 39 | Ohio State University Columbus, OH · Higher education | $260.8M +3.5% | +3.5% was #40 | 581 | 580 | NCI | |
| 40 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · Higher education | $256.6M +21.6% | +21.6% was #44 | 493 | 443 | NIAID | |
| 41 | Indiana University Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Higher education | $242.7M −6.4% | −6.4% was #39 | 418 | 417 | NIA | |
| 42 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA · Hospital | $229.8M −3.9% | −3.9% was #41 | 429 | 372 | NIAID | |
| 43 | Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research New York, NY · Research institute | $203.6M +1.2% | +1.2% was #45 | 345 | 333 | NCI | |
| 44 | University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, MD · Higher education | $199.7M −8.0% | −8.0% was #43 | 421 | 398 | NIAID | |
| 45 | Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester Worcester, MA · Higher education | $198.9M +10.2% | +10.2% was #54 | 367 | 296 | NIAID | |
| 46 | Westat, Inc. Bethesda, MD · Company | $196.7M +13.1% | +13.1% was #58 | 34 | 31 | NHLBI | |
| 47 | University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA · Higher education | $195.3M −1.8% | −1.8% | 455 | 412 | NHLBI | |
| 48 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH · Higher education | $195.0M +0.3% | +0.3% was #50 | 377 | 362 | NCI | |
| 49 | University of Tx MD Anderson Can Ctr Houston, TX · Hospital | $192.6M −0.9% | −0.9% | 378 | 375 | NCI | |
| 50 | Boston University Medical Campus Boston, MA · Higher education | $191.8M −1.6% | −1.6% was #48 | 286 | 281 | NIA |
NIH funding by state, FY2024
| # | State | Funding | Share | Institutions | Top recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $5.15B | 13.9% | 426 | University of California, San Francisco |
| 2 | New York | $3.53B | 9.6% | 187 | Columbia University Health Sciences |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $3.46B | 9.3% | 208 | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 4 | Maryland | $2.44B | 6.6% | 136 | Johns Hopkins University |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | $2.20B | 5.9% | 104 | University of Pennsylvania |
| 6 | North Carolina | $1.98B | 5.4% | 105 | Duke University |
| 7 | Texas | $1.90B | 5.1% | 118 | Baylor College of Medicine |
| 8 | Illinois | $1.28B | 3.5% | 81 | Northwestern University |
| 9 | Washington | $1.25B | 3.4% | 69 | University of Washington |
| 10 | Ohio | $1.04B | 2.8% | 58 | Ohio State University |
| 11 | Michigan | $1.01B | 2.7% | 52 | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor |
| 12 | Missouri | $896.9M | 2.4% | 33 | Washington University |
| 13 | Florida | $869.4M | 2.3% | 64 | University of Florida |
| 14 | Tennessee | $818.1M | 2.2% | 25 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 15 | Georgia | $789.7M | 2.1% | 43 | Emory University |
Show the other 39 states and territories
| 16 | Connecticut | $781.4M | 2.1% | 38 | Yale University |
| 17 | Minnesota | $716.2M | 1.9% | 46 | University of Minnesota |
| 18 | Virginia | $596.6M | 1.6% | 67 | University of Virginia |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $594.9M | 1.6% | 40 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 20 | Colorado | $565.1M | 1.5% | 43 | University of Colorado Denver |
| 21 | New Jersey | $407.5M | 1.1% | 52 | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences |
| 22 | Indiana | $406.6M | 1.1% | 29 | Indiana University Indianapolis |
| 23 | Oregon | $388.3M | 1.0% | 46 | Oregon Health & Science University |
| 24 | Alabama | $380.0M | 1.0% | 19 | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 25 | Arizona | $367.2M | 1.0% | 35 | University of Arizona |
| 26 | Utah | $306.0M | 0.8% | 17 | Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah |
| 27 | South Carolina | $257.8M | 0.7% | 35 | Medical University of South Carolina |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $244.3M | 0.7% | 19 | Brown University |
| 29 | Kentucky | $234.6M | 0.6% | 23 | University of Kentucky |
| 30 | Iowa | $217.6M | 0.6% | 13 | University of Iowa |
| 31 | District of Columbia | $214.2M | 0.6% | 32 | George Washington University |
| 32 | Louisiana | $210.3M | 0.6% | 18 | Tulane University of Louisiana |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $156.1M | 0.4% | 12 | University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr |
| 34 | Kansas | $141.0M | 0.4% | 9 | University of Kansas Medical Center |
| 35 | Nebraska | $135.6M | 0.4% | 8 | University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| 36 | New Hampshire | $131.6M | 0.4% | 18 | Dartmouth College |
| 37 | New Mexico | $125.1M | 0.3% | 14 | University of New Mexico Health Scis Ctr |
| 38 | Maine | $124.7M | 0.3% | 13 | Jackson Laboratory |
| 39 | Arkansas | $107.1M | 0.3% | 14 | Univ of Arkansas for Med Scis |
| 40 | Delaware | $82.1M | 0.2% | 22 | University of Delaware |
| 41 | Hawaii | $67.4M | 0.2% | 8 | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| 42 | Mississippi | $64.7M | 0.2% | 10 | University of Mississippi Med Ctr |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | $58.2M | 0.2% | 14 | University of Puerto Rico Med Sciences |
| 44 | Vermont | $54.9M | 0.1% | 5 | University of Vermont & St Agric College |
| 45 | West Virginia | $54.1M | 0.1% | 6 | West Virginia University |
| 46 | Montana | $49.1M | 0.1% | 15 | University of Montana |
| 47 | Nevada | $32.7M | 0.1% | 7 | University of Nevada Reno |
| 48 | South Dakota | $28.6M | 0.1% | 9 | Avera McKennan |
| 49 | North Dakota | $24.2M | 0.1% | 3 | University of North Dakota |
| 50 | Idaho | $23.3M | 0.1% | 7 | University of Idaho |
| 51 | Alaska | $14.8M | 0.0% | 6 | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 52 | Wyoming | $11.7M | 0.0% | 3 | University of Wyoming |
| 53 | Guam | $2.2M | 0.0% | 1 | University of Guam |
| 54 | U.S. Virgin Islands | $446K | 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$26.49B · 71.1%
- Hospital$3.49B · 9.4%
- Company$3.09B · 8.3%
- Research institute$2.57B · 6.9%
- Nonprofit$1.35B · 3.6%
- Foreign institution$264.1M · 0.7%
- Other$14.5M · 0.0%
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 FY2024?
Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) received the most NIH award funding in fiscal year 2024: $858.1M across 1,512 award records. The next largest recipients were University of California, San Francisco, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Washington University, University of Pennsylvania.
How much NIH funding went to outside institutions in FY2024?
NIH RePORTER lists $37.28B in extramural award funding across 65,493 award records to 2,867 institutions in fiscal year 2024. The ten largest recipients received 18.9% of that total, and the top 50 received 55.7%.
Which state receives the most NIH funding?
California led all states in FY2024 with $5.15B in NIH awards to 426 institutions, 13.9% 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.
Go deeper than the institution total
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