NIH funding profile · West Lafayette, IN · Higher education
Purdue University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Purdue University received $74.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 156 award records and 160 principal investigators. That ranks #108 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #2 in Indiana, up 16.6% 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
$74.5M
+16.6% vs FY2025
National rank
#108
Up 12 places from #120 vs FY2025
Rank in Indiana
#2
17.6% of Indiana NIH funding
Awards · PIs
156
160 investigators · 43 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Purdue University received $336.8M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +21.3% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #108 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding Purdue University, FY2026
22 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 21.6% of the institution's NIH funding across 38 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$16.1M · 21.6%
38 awards · vs FY2025: +22.1%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$13.0M · 17.5%
23 awards · vs FY2025: +3.5%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$9.0M · 12.0%
19 awards · vs FY2025: +16.9%
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders$6.1M · 8.2%
12 awards · vs FY2025: +43.1%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$5.5M · 7.4%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +89.8%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$4.8M · 6.5%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +16.5%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$3.5M · 4.7%
6 awards · vs FY2025: −33.7%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$3.5M · 4.7%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +53.0%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$2.5M · 3.3%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +350.2%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$2.2M · 2.9%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +22.4%
Also: NEI $1.6M · NCATS $1.4M · NIMHD $922K · NIDCR $799K · NIBIB $719K · NCCIH $719K · NICHD $621K · OD $591K · NIAAA $343K · NIDA $312K · FIC $258K · NIDDK $121K
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 61.0% of funding.
- R01-equivalent61.0% · FY22 63.2%
- Other research (R)26.9% · FY22 19.3%
- Cooperative agreements (U)4.6% · FY22 8.0%
- Centers & program projects (P)2.5% · FY22 3.0%
- Institutional training (T)2.3% · FY22 2.2%
- Career development (K)1.4% · FY22 2.1%
- Other0.8% · FY22 1.4%
- Fellowships (F)0.5% · FY22 0.8%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 69 | $41.7M | 56.0% | $604K |
| R35 | 29 | $13.6M | 18.3% | $469K |
| R21 | 13 | $3.7M | 5.0% | $286K |
| DP2 | 3 | $2.3M | 3.1% | $760K |
| UH3 | 2 | $2.1M | 2.8% | $1.1M |
| P30 | 1 | $1.9M | 2.5% | $1.9M |
| T32 | 7 | $1.7M | 2.3% | $240K |
| U01 | 2 | $1.3M | 1.7% | $651K |
| R56 | 2 | $1.1M | 1.5% | $562K |
| R00 | 3 | $747K | 1.0% | $249K |
| R34 | 1 | $719K | 1.0% | $719K |
| S10 | 1 | $591K | 0.8% | $591K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Lexico-semantic abilities in early language growth and delay (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01DC018593-06 · NIDCD
$2.3MR01
- Biological Processes Driven by Interactions between Cells and Extracellular Matrices (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM164089-01 · NIGMS
$2.1MR35
- Cancer Center Support Grant (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P30CA023168-45 · NCI
$1.9MP30
- Stromal targeting to improve the efficacy of systemically administered drugs for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (opens NIH RePORTER)
4R01CA283394-03 · NCI
$1.8MR01
- Engineering the Premetastatic Niche (opens NIH RePORTER)
4R01CA281216-03 · NCI
$1.6MR01
- High throughput infrastructure for reaction screening and bioassays (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UH3TR004139-05 · NCATS
$1.4MUH3
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 43 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Meltblown Scaffolds for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: Interposition Grafting (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56AR085946-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 19, 2026
$579KR56
- Designing Cartilage Scaffolds that Resist Pro-Inflammatory Environments (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AR087365-01 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$667KR01
- Feasibility of a music-based intervention to promote cognitive-linguistic and neural recovery in aphasia (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R34AT013594-01A1 · NCCIH · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$719KR34
- Molecular characterization of TDP-43's covalent modifications, oligomerization and pathogenesis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG098841-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$425KR21
- Studies of Tendon Health in Women (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F31AR087303-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$50KF31
- Tumor-responsive, multispecific natural killer cells to reprogram glioblastoma for improved immunotherapy (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA312014-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$652KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Indiana
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN | $251.9M |
| 2 | Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN | $74.5M |
| 3 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN | $52.4M |
| 4 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | $30.6M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | $76.0M |
| 106 | Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbus, OH | $75.7M |
| 107 | University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY | $75.0M |
| 108 | Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN | $74.5M |
| 109 | Jackson LaboratoryBar Harbor, ME | $74.2M |
| 110 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $74.2M |
| 111 | Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health SciencesEast Lansing, MI | $73.9M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 103 | Arizona State UniversityScottsdale, AZ | $77.7M |
| 104 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | $77.3M |
| 105 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | $76.0M |
| 107 | University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY | $75.0M |
| 108 | Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN | $74.5M |
| 110 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $74.2M |
| 111 | Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health SciencesEast Lansing, MI | $73.9M |
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 1481402. 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.