NIH funding profile · Princeton, NJ · Higher education
Princeton University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Princeton University received $64.6M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 119 award records and 109 principal investigators. That ranks #117 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #2 in New Jersey, down 3.6% 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
$64.6M
−3.6% vs FY2025
National rank
#117
Up 1 place from #118 vs FY2025
Rank in New Jersey
#2
14.5% of New Jersey NIH funding
Awards · PIs
119
109 investigators · 32 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Princeton University received $292.7M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +25.9% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #117 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding Princeton University, FY2026
19 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 28.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 36 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$18.2M · 28.2%
36 awards · vs FY2025: +1.7%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$17.1M · 26.5%
18 awards · vs FY2025: +20.9%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$7.1M · 10.9%
10 awards · vs FY2025: +4.1%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$6.6M · 10.2%
17 awards · vs FY2025: −14.0%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$5.8M · 8.9%
10 awards · vs FY2025: −37.8%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$1.9M · 3.0%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +121.4%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$1.2M · 1.8%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −34.3%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$1.1M · 1.6%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +1.5%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$843K · 1.3%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +2.0%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$802K · 1.2%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +226.2%
Also: NIA $635K · NHLBI $629K · NIDDK $500K · NIEHS $495K · NHGRI $413K · OD $410K · NCCIH $410K · NIDCD $364K · NCATS $164K
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 36.7% of funding.
- R01-equivalent36.7% · FY22 67.0%
- Other research (R)28.1% · FY22 14.4%
- Centers & program projects (P)9.8% · FY22 0.0%
- Other9.5% · FY22 4.4%
- Cooperative agreements (U)9.4% · FY22 6.4%
- Institutional training (T)2.8% · FY22 3.8%
- Fellowships (F)2.2% · FY22 2.9%
- Career development (K)1.5% · FY22 1.1%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 36 | $19.8M | 30.7% | $551K |
| R35 | 24 | $15.9M | 24.6% | $662K |
| P50 | 2 | $6.3M | 9.8% | $3.2M |
| DP1 | 2 | $5.7M | 8.9% | $2.9M |
| U19 | 1 | $4.2M | 6.5% | $4.2M |
| DP2 | 3 | $2.0M | 3.0% | $653K |
| U24 | 2 | $1.9M | 2.9% | $948K |
| RF1 | 1 | $1.9M | 2.9% | $1.9M |
| T32 | 3 | $1.8M | 2.8% | $601K |
| R21 | 4 | $1.1M | 1.7% | $277K |
| F32 | 12 | $947K | 1.5% | $79K |
| K99 | 6 | $770K | 1.2% | $128K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Mechanisms of neural circuit dynamics in working memory and decision-making (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U19NS132720-04 · NINDS
$4.2MU19
- A single-cell approach to developing non-traditional antibiotics (opens NIH RePORTER)
4DP1AI190418-03 · NIAID
$3.4MDP1
- Conte Center: Understanding Latent Cause Inference in Health and Illness (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P50MH136296-03 · NIMH
$3.2MP50
- Cognitive Thalamus (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P50MH132642-04 · NIMH
$3.1MP50
- Chemistry Driven Tools for Studying Protein Function (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM163546-01 · NIGMS
$3.0MR35
- Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing - Young Adulthood (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01HD036916-23 · NICHD
$3.0MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 32 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- CRCNS: Dynamics of inter-area interactions during sleep and psychedelic states (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AT013689-01 · NCCIH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$410KR01
- Melanoblast migration as a new paradigm for deciphering the mechanisms of basement membrane crossing (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99AR087986-01 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$110KK99
- The flow of information in genetic networks during development (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HD123331-01 · NICHD · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$524KR01
- A Forward Genetic Screen to Identify Genes Involved in Left-Right Patterning (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21HD123018-01 · NICHD · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$451KR21
- Investigating the epigenetic regulation of age-related memory decline (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99AG103160-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 3, 2026
$137KK99
- Identifying mechanisms of cognitive computations from heterogeneous neural responses and behavior (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DA063421-01A1 · NIDA · Notice Sep 1, 2026
$474KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in New Jersey
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers Biomedical and Health SciencesNewark, NJ | $212.1M |
| 2 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $64.6M |
| 3 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyPiscataway, NJ | $43.3M |
| 4 | Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ | $40.0M |
| 5 | PsychoGenics, Inc.Paramus, NJ | $16.1M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 114 | Boston University (Charles River Campus)Boston, MA | $68.2M |
| 115 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO | $65.4M |
| 116 | Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI | $64.9M |
| 117 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $64.6M |
| 118 | University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC | $63.3M |
| 119 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MD | $62.3M |
| 120 | Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla, CA | $61.8M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $70.0M |
| 114 | Boston University (Charles River Campus)Boston, MA | $68.2M |
| 115 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO | $65.4M |
| 116 | Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI | $64.9M |
| 117 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $64.6M |
| 118 | University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC | $63.3M |
| 119 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MD | $62.3M |
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 6661401. 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.