NIH RePORTER data · Fiscal year 2024

NIH Funding by Institution: FY2024 Rankings

Name: NIH funding by institution, fiscal year 2024
Creator: Dr. Meng Zhao

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

1
Johns Hopkins University$858.1M
2
University of California, San Francisco$819.8M
3
University of Michigan$734.6M
4
Washington University in St. Louis$730.5M
5
University of Pennsylvania$690.7M
6
University of Pittsburgh$657.8M
7
Massachusetts General Hospital$653.3M
8
Yale University$642.8M
9
Columbia University Health Sciences$633.2M
10
Stanford University$610.9M
11
Duke University$580.7M
12
University of Washington$566.2M
13
University of California San Diego$563.6M
14
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.$553.9M
15
University of North Carolina at 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 in St. Louis, 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

NIH funding by institution, fiscal year 2024, ranked by total award amount
Rank	Institution	FY2024 funding	vs FY2023	Awards	PIs	Top institute
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 Ann Arbor, MI · Higher education	$734.6M +5.1%	+5.1% was #6	1,395	1,236	NIA
4	Washington University in St. Louis 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 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	University of North Carolina at 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	NYU Grossman 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 Anschutz Medical Campus 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 Cornell Medicine 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, 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	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	The 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 Institute for Cancer 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	UMass Chan Medical School 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 Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 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	The Ohio State University
11	Michigan	$1.01B	2.7%	52	University of Michigan
12	Missouri	$896.9M	2.4%	33	Washington University in St. Louis
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 Anschutz Medical Campus
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	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
33	Oklahoma	$156.1M	0.4%	12	University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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 Sciences Center
38	Maine	$124.7M	0.3%	13	Jackson Laboratory
39	Arkansas	$107.1M	0.3%	14	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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 Medical Center
43	Puerto Rico	$58.2M	0.2%	14	University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
44	Vermont	$54.9M	0.1%	5	University of Vermont
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, Washington University in St. Louis, 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.

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