NIH funding profile · Philadelphia, PA · Higher education
Drexel University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Drexel University received $54.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 127 award records and 122 principal investigators. That ranks #137 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #8 in Pennsylvania, up 3.5% 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
$54.5M
+3.5% vs FY2025
National rank
#137
Up 1 place from #138 vs FY2025
Rank in Pennsylvania
#8
2.4% of Pennsylvania NIH funding
Awards · PIs
127
122 investigators · 43 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Drexel University received $294.6M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −10.0% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #123 (FY2024).
NIH institutes funding Drexel University, FY2026
21 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), accounted for 15.7% of the institution's NIH funding across 20 awards.
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$8.5M · 15.7%
20 awards · vs FY2025: +17.8%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$8.3M · 15.2%
28 awards · vs FY2025: +40.8%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$6.7M · 12.4%
18 awards · vs FY2025: +19.0%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$5.1M · 9.4%
9 awards · vs FY2025: +127.3%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$4.6M · 8.4%
6 awards · vs FY2025: −14.8%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$3.1M · 5.6%
9 awards · vs FY2025: +44.6%
- NIMHD · National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities$3.0M · 5.5%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +2.7%
- NINR · National Institute of Nursing Research$2.6M · 4.7%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −31.2%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$2.1M · 3.9%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −56.1%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$1.7M · 3.2%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +10.6%
Also: NIAMS $1.2M · NHLBI $1.1M · NIDCD $1.1M · NCI $1.0M · NIAAA $1.0M · NEI $919K · OD $890K · NCCIH $677K · NIBIB $558K · FIC $199K · NIEHS $155K
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 72.6% of funding.
- R01-equivalent72.6% · FY22 65.3%
- Other research (R)11.0% · FY22 8.5%
- Cooperative agreements (U)8.2% · FY22 14.2%
- Centers & program projects (P)3.5% · FY22 6.6%
- Career development (K)2.2% · FY22 1.7%
- Fellowships (F)1.5% · FY22 1.2%
- Institutional training (T)0.7% · FY22 0.9%
- Other0.4% · FY22 1.6%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 69 | $38.5M | 70.5% | $557K |
| R21 | 13 | $3.6M | 6.6% | $276K |
| UH3 | 2 | $2.1M | 3.9% | $1.1M |
| P50 | 1 | $1.9M | 3.5% | $1.9M |
| U24 | 1 | $1.8M | 3.3% | $1.8M |
| R35 | 3 | $1.1M | 2.1% | $377K |
| F31 | 16 | $734K | 1.3% | $46K |
| R33 | 1 | $678K | 1.2% | $678K |
| R56 | 1 | $629K | 1.2% | $629K |
| K01 | 4 | $601K | 1.1% | $150K |
| UG3 | 1 | $577K | 1.1% | $577K |
| R37 | 1 | $483K | 0.9% | $483K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Public Health and Autism Science advancing Effectual Strategies across the life course (PHASES) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P50HD111142-05 · NICHD
$1.9MP50
- Community-led Research Coordinating Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U24NR021014-03 · NINR
$1.8MU24
- Longitudinal Individual, Social, and Contextual Determinants of Physical Functioning Trajectories: a Multi-site Study (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG097831-01 · NIA
$1.3MR01
- Predicting Weight Regain Following Weight Loss Using Physiological Measures of Appetite and Energy Expenditure (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UH3DK128298-06 · NIDDK
$1.2MUH3
- Longitudinal Neighborhood Determinants of ADRD Progression within a Multi-Site Cohort (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01AG072634-06A1 · NIA
$1.2MR01
- CRISOL Mente: A Multilevel Community Intervention to Reduce Mental Health Disparities Among Latinos (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01MD018206-05 · NIMHD
$1.1MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 43 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Tiered Approach to Autism Diagnoses (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01MH138324-01A1 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$739KR01
- Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide as a mediator of depression following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21NS151737-01 · NINDS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$417KR21
- Exploring mechanisms for oxycodone use disorders after spinal cord injury (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21DA064438-01A1 · NIDA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$229KR21
- Combinatorial Therapy for SPG4 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NS147575-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Sep 7, 2026
$620KR01
- The impact of eviction on preventive and primary care: a large-scale administrative linkage study (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NR022053-01A1 · NINR · Notice Sep 1, 2026
$789KR01
- Nanotrap Therapeutic Vaccines for HIV Virion Capture and Infected Cell Targeting (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI203404-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 1, 2026
$625KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Pennsylvania
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA | $100.3M |
| 5 | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA | $83.5M |
| 6 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $70.0M |
| 7 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $61.5M |
| 8 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $54.5M |
| 9 | Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA | $48.9M |
| 10 | NRG Oncology Foundation, Inc.Philadelphia, PA | $32.4M |
| 11 | ECOG-ACRIN Medical Research FoundationPhiladelphia, PA | $30.3M |
| 12 | Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA | $28.6M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | University of VermontBurlington, VT | $55.9M |
| 135 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | $54.8M |
| 136 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI | $54.6M |
| 137 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $54.5M |
| 138 | University of Massachusetts AmherstHadley, MA | $52.7M |
| 139 | University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR | $52.5M |
| 140 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN | $52.4M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | University of VermontBurlington, VT | $55.9M |
| 135 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | $54.8M |
| 136 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI | $54.6M |
| 137 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $54.5M |
| 138 | University of Massachusetts AmherstHadley, MA | $52.7M |
| 139 | University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR | $52.5M |
| 140 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN | $52.4M |
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 2205901. 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.