NIH funding profile · Hershey, PA · Higher education
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center NIH Funding
Also known as Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State HersheyNIH RePORTER recipient name: Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center received $83.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 137 award records and 151 principal investigators. That ranks #98 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #5 in Pennsylvania, down 8.0% from FY2025.
Part of Penn State. See its combined NIH funding across every member NIH records separately.
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
$83.5M
−8.0% vs FY2025
National rank
#98
Down 7 places from #91 vs FY2025
Rank in Pennsylvania
#5
3.7% of Pennsylvania NIH funding · down 1 place from #4
Awards · PIs
137
151 investigators · 38 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center received $392.8M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +18.3% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #91 (FY2025).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | PA rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $83.5M | −8.0% | 137 | 151 | #98 | #5 | NHLBI |
| FY2025 | $90.7M | +19.1% | 149 | 151 | #91 | #4 | NIDA |
| FY2024 | $76.2M | +6.0% | 147 | 151 | #102 | #5 | NHLBI |
| FY2023 | $71.9M | +1.9% | 148 | 147 | #109 | #6 | NHLBI |
| FY2022 | $70.6M | — | 153 | 147 | #115 | #7 | NHLBI |
NIH institutes funding Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, FY2026
22 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), accounted for 13.5% of the institution's NIH funding across 19 awards.
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$11.2M · 13.5%
19 awards · vs FY2025: +8.8%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$10.1M · 12.1%
13 awards · vs FY2025: −6.8%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$9.0M · 10.8%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +5.5%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$7.7M · 9.2%
16 awards · vs FY2025: +4.8%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$7.0M · 8.4%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +18.5%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$6.9M · 8.3%
15 awards · vs FY2025: +7.7%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$6.8M · 8.2%
11 awards · vs FY2025: −1.8%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$5.1M · 6.1%
12 awards · vs FY2025: −5.6%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$4.7M · 5.6%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −0.7%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$1.9M · 2.3%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −43.3%
Also: NICHD $1.9M · OD $1.8M · NIA $1.5M · NINR $1.3M · NIDCR $1.3M · NIAAA $1.0M · NEI $1.0M · NIEHS $980K · NCCIH $789K · NHGRI $727K · NIDCD $645K · NIBIB $46K
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 51.3% of funding.
- R01-equivalent51.3% · FY22 61.8%
- Cooperative agreements (U)24.6% · FY22 20.0%
- Other research (R)18.8% · FY22 13.4%
- Career development (K)3.4% · FY22 3.5%
- Institutional training (T)0.8% · FY22 0.6%
- Other0.6% · FY22 0.0%
- Fellowships (F)0.4% · FY22 0.7%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 64 | $39.7M | 47.5% | $620K |
| UH3 | 4 | $6.6M | 7.9% | $1.7M |
| U01 | 3 | $5.5M | 6.6% | $1.8M |
| R35 | 10 | $4.4M | 5.2% | $435K |
| UM1 | 1 | $3.9M | 4.7% | $3.9M |
| U54 | 1 | $3.9M | 4.7% | $3.9M |
| RM1 | 1 | $3.8M | 4.6% | $3.8M |
| R21 | 12 | $3.6M | 4.3% | $300K |
| R24 | 2 | $1.8M | 2.1% | $887K |
| RF1 | 1 | $1.5M | 1.8% | $1.5M |
| R37 | 2 | $1.1M | 1.3% | $553K |
| K01 | 6 | $898K | 1.1% | $150K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Use of a GLP-1 Agonist to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Rats and Man (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UH3DA050325-05 · NIDA
$4.1MUH3
- Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (opens NIH RePORTER)
1UM1TR006339-01 · NCATS
$3.9MUM1
- Penn State TCORS: Tobacco Product Composition Effects on Toxicity and Addiction (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54DA058271-04 · NIDA
$3.9MU54
- Cross Scale Interrogation of NPD Genes (SING) in mice (opens NIH RePORTER)
5RM1MH138309-02 · NIMH
$3.8MRM1
- The Biostatistics Research Center for the Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia Consortium (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01DK135126-04 · NIDDK
$3.1MU01
- Data Coordinating Center for the Type 1 Diabetes in Acute Pancreatitis Consortium (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01DK127384-07 · NIDDK
$1.9MU01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 38 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Mechanisms Underlying Emergence and Progression of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA304170-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$633KR01
- Integrative Dissection of the Genetic Basis for Lipid Subfractions Across Age Groups and Environment (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21HL184313-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$254KR21
- CardioPredict ML: Machine Learning-enhanced Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Preconception Care (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21HL184290-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$233KR21
- Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2-Mediated Disruption of Trophoblast Dynamics (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99HD119264-01A1 · NICHD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$125KK99
- 2/2 Precision Tapering of Biological Therapy in Asthma: Identifying Predictors of Optimized Dupilumab Dosing (opens NIH RePORTER)
1U24HL188704-01 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$581KU24
- Myelin fraction: a sensitive imaging maker for tau pathology propagation and early olfactory and cognitive deficits in AD (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG103997-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$236KR21
Other NIH-funded institutions in Pennsylvania
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $739.6M |
| 2 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | $654.4M |
| 3 | Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $202.9M |
| 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 |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $85.4M |
| 96 | Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY | $85.2M |
| 97 | National Opinion Research CenterChicago, IL | $84.4M |
| 98 | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA | $83.5M |
| 99 | University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $81.5M |
| 100 | Tufts University BostonBoston, MA | $80.8M |
| 101 | University of MissouriColumbia, MO | $80.6M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $85.4M |
| 96 | Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY | $85.2M |
| 98 | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA | $83.5M |
| 99 | University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $81.5M |
| 100 | Tufts University BostonBoston, MA | $80.8M |
| 101 | University of MissouriColumbia, MO | $80.6M |
| 102 | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterOklahoma City, OK | $77.7M |
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 1524204 (Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr). 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.