NIH funding profile · Waco, TX · Higher education
Baylor University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Baylor University received $10.8M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 30 award records and 35 principal investigators. That ranks #295 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #22 in Texas, up 21.6% from FY2025.
FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.
FY2026 NIH funding
$10.8M
+21.6% vs FY2025
National rank
#295
Up 41 places from #336 vs FY2025
Rank in Texas
#22
0.6% of Texas NIH funding · up 1 place from #23
Awards · PIs
30
35 investigators · 12 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Baylor University received $38.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +78.9% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #295 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding Baylor University, FY2026
11 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 26.3% of the institution's NIH funding across 9 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$2.8M · 26.3%
9 awards · vs FY2025: −7.1%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$2.5M · 23.0%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +201.6%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$1.1M · 10.0%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −5.1%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$888K · 8.3%
3 awards · vs FY2025: —
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$797K · 7.4%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +80.0%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$562K · 5.2%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
- NEI · National Eye Institute$549K · 5.1%
1 award · vs FY2025: +0.3%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$520K · 4.8%
1 award · vs FY2025: −4.2%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$504K · 4.7%
1 award · vs FY2025: +299.9%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$467K · 4.3%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
Also: NIA $81K
Award mechanism mix
Share of NIH award dollars by activity-code family in FY2026, with the FY2022 share for comparison. R01-equivalent research grants were 21.1% of funding.
- Other research (R)72.3% · FY22 59.8%
- R01-equivalent21.1% · FY22 35.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)3.7% · FY22 0.0%
- Career development (K)1.7% · FY22 4.3%
- Fellowships (F)1.2% · FY22 0.7%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R15 | 8 | $3.8M | 35.3% | $475K |
| R01 | 4 | $2.3M | 21.1% | $567K |
| R35 | 6 | $2.2M | 20.5% | $368K |
| R03 | 2 | $480K | 4.5% | $240K |
| R21 | 1 | $467K | 4.3% | $467K |
| U01 | 2 | $396K | 3.7% | $198K |
| R33 | 2 | $325K | 3.0% | $163K |
| R00 | 1 | $249K | 2.3% | $249K |
| R25 | 1 | $249K | 2.3% | $249K |
| K01 | 1 | $187K | 1.7% | $187K |
| F32 | 1 | $81K | 0.8% | $81K |
| F31 | 1 | $50K | 0.5% | $50K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- SCH: Graph-String Transformer and Reinforcement Learning for Design of Cancer Theranostics (opens NIH RePORTER)
4R01CA309499-02 · NCI
$900KR01
- Signaling Mechanisms Underlying Epilepsy and Autism Comorbidity (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R15NS088776-04A1 · NINDS
$563KR15
- Identifying metabolic drivers of cancer cachexia-associated cardiomyopathy (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R15HL179650-01A1 · NHLBI
$562KR15
- Leveraging microbial-derived indoles to control host immune responses (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R15AI201129-01 · NIAID
$562KR15
- Creating tools to make experimental biochemistry accessible to people with blindness (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01EY036371-03 · NEI
$549KR01
- Tumor Cell Autonomous and Non-Autonomous Mechanisms of Lipocalin-2 Function in Metastasis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R15CA309607-01 · NCI
$545KR15
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 12 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Cognitive offloading in mild Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F32AG099361-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$81KF32
- The Development of Strategies and Methods for the Preparation of Physiologically Important Small Molecules (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM161204-01 · NIGMS · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$411KR35
- Mobile Media Use and Preschoolers’ Peer Interaction Skills (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R15HD122735-01 · NICHD · Notice Sep 2, 2026
$520KR15
- Satellite cells protect against pediatric chemotherapy-induced delays in muscle growth and development (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AR088081-01 · NIAMS · Notice Aug 19, 2026
$504KR01
- Refining Small-Area Cancer Surveillance Through AI-Driven Spatial Clustering (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R03CA313568-01 · NCI · Notice Jul 17, 2026
$169KR03
- Substance Use Expectancies: Measurement Invariance and the Mechanistic Role of Developmental Changes in Influences of Early Social Contexts on Subsequent Use Behaviors (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F31DA066208-01 · NIDA · Notice Jul 16, 2026
$50KF31
Other NIH-funded institutions in Texas
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rice UniversityHouston, TX | $26.3M |
| 15 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX | $25.8M |
| 16 | Texas A&M Agrilife ResearchCollege Station, TX | $20.9M |
| 17 | Dell Federal Systems L.P.Round Rock, TX | $18.1M |
| 18 | Texas Engineering Experiment StationCollege Station, TX | $17.2M |
| 19 | University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX | $16.9M |
| 20 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, TX | $15.5M |
| 21 | University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX | $11.9M |
| 22 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | $10.8M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 292 | Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY | $11.1M |
| 293 | Lovelace Biomedical Research InstituteAlbuquerque, NM | $11.1M |
| 294 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $10.8M |
| 295 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | $10.8M |
| 296 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | $10.7M |
| 297 | Nemours Children's Hospital, DelawareWilmington, DE | $10.7M |
| 298 | Ada Forsyth Institute, Inc.Somerville, MA | $10.5M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 290 | Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA | $11.5M |
| 291 | University of WyomingLaramie, WY | $11.3M |
| 294 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $10.8M |
| 295 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | $10.8M |
| 296 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | $10.7M |
| 299 | University of IdahoMoscow, ID | $10.4M |
| 301 | North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | $10.3M |
About these numbers
Source: the public NIH RePORTER API, refreshed October 16, 2026. See our data methodology and the guide to reading NIH funding rankings by university.
- Who is countedAwards made to NIH recipient organization code 697301. A university's medical school, affiliated hospital, or other campuses can be separate NIH recipients with their own totals.
- What is countedTotal award amount (direct plus indirect) obligated in each fiscal year for grants, cooperative agreements, training awards, SBIR/STTR, and R&D contracts. Subprojects, intramural research, and interagency agreements are excluded.
- InstitutesEach award is credited in full to its administering institute, even when other institutes co-fund it.
- SubawardsNIH reports the prime recipient only, so research this institution performs under another organization's grant is not included here.