NIH funding profile · Rochester, NY · Higher education
University of Rochester NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Rochester received $197.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 373 award records and 340 principal investigators. That ranks #47 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #6 in New York, up 10.1% 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
$197.5M
+10.1% vs FY2025
National rank
#47
Up 7 places from #54 vs FY2025
Rank in New York
#6
5.6% of New York NIH funding · up 1 place from #7
Awards · PIs
373
340 investigators · 84 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Rochester received $926.4M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +11.5% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #47 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding University of Rochester, FY2026
24 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), accounted for 13.5% of the institution's NIH funding across 32 awards.
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$26.7M · 13.5%
32 awards · vs FY2025: +46.5%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$19.1M · 9.6%
39 awards · vs FY2025: +18.8%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$18.5M · 9.4%
41 awards · vs FY2025: +16.0%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$16.3M · 8.3%
23 awards · vs FY2025: +54.0%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$15.8M · 8.0%
32 awards · vs FY2025: −11.0%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$15.6M · 7.9%
34 awards · vs FY2025: +10.2%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$15.5M · 7.8%
32 awards · vs FY2025: +19.7%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$10.5M · 5.3%
18 awards · vs FY2025: +23.3%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$9.7M · 4.9%
21 awards · vs FY2025: −1.8%
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders$9.3M · 4.7%
26 awards · vs FY2025: +9.9%
Also: NICHD $7.7M · NIEHS $6.8M · NIDCR $5.0M · NCATS $4.5M · NIDA $3.2M · NIMHD $2.9M · OD $2.8M · NIDDK $2.6M · NIAAA $1.6M · FIC $1.2M · NCCIH $869K · NIBIB $849K · NHGRI $251K · NINR $151K
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 48.8% of funding.
- R01-equivalent48.8% · FY22 45.5%
- Cooperative agreements (U)18.4% · FY22 21.9%
- Other research (R)15.7% · FY22 12.2%
- Centers & program projects (P)8.8% · FY22 10.8%
- Career development (K)3.7% · FY22 4.2%
- Institutional training (T)2.8% · FY22 2.9%
- Other1.2% · FY22 1.6%
- Fellowships (F)0.7% · FY22 0.9%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 160 | $91.6M | 46.4% | $573K |
| R35 | 27 | $14.6M | 7.4% | $540K |
| R21 | 26 | $8.2M | 4.2% | $317K |
| UG1 | 2 | $7.2M | 3.6% | $3.6M |
| P50 | 4 | $7.0M | 3.5% | $1.8M |
| UC2 | 2 | $6.8M | 3.4% | $3.4M |
| U01 | 10 | $6.6M | 3.3% | $659K |
| P30 | 6 | $6.0M | 3.0% | $1.0M |
| UM1 | 3 | $5.9M | 3.0% | $2.0M |
| T32 | 17 | $5.5M | 2.8% | $326K |
| P01 | 2 | $4.3M | 2.2% | $2.1M |
| U19 | 2 | $3.6M | 1.8% | $1.8M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- URCC NCORP Research Base (opens NIH RePORTER)
4UG1CA189961-12 · NCI
$6.0MUG1
- ELLIPSS: ELucidating the Landscape of Immunoendotypes in Psoriatic Skin and Synovium (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UC2AR081029-05 · NIAMS
$4.0MUC2
- Comparative genomics of longevity and Alzheimer's disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01AG047200-13 · NIA
$3.7MP01
- University of Rochester CTSA Hub (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR005451-02 · NCATS
$3.5MUM1
- Neurocircuitry of OCD: Effects of Modulation (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P50MH106435-10 · NIMH
$3.0MP50
- AIM-for-RA (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UC2AR081025-05 · NIAMS
$2.7MUC2
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 84 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- From Evidence to Practice for Health Provider Implementation of HIV PrEP in the United States (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R03NR022624-01 · NINR · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$151KR03
- The role of circadian gene regulation in pancreatic cancer progression and immune evasion (opens NIH RePORTER)
1U01CA313692-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$627KU01
- Development and testing of a point-of-care risk assessment model for refeeding hypophosphatemia in anorexia nervosa (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21HD120816-01A1 · NICHD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$475KR21
- Maternal History of Childhood Maltreatment and Perinatal Cardiometabolic Health (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K01HD120749-01A1 · NICHD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$130KK01
- Developing a personalized behavioral intervention for Latino dementia caregivers (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K23AG093154-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$124KK23
- The role of positive emotions in stress-induced negative emotion regulation among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R03AG101174-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$302KR03
Other NIH-funded institutions in New York
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY | $512.9M |
| 3 | NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY | $455.2M |
| 4 | Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY | $352.7M |
| 5 | Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer ResearchNew York, NY | $231.1M |
| 6 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $197.5M |
| 7 | Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY | $191.0M |
| 8 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $103.1M |
| 9 | University at BuffaloAmherst, NY | $97.1M |
| 10 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $85.4M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $202.9M |
| 45 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX | $201.8M |
| 46 | University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MD | $199.4M |
| 47 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $197.5M |
| 48 | Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY | $191.0M |
| 49 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | $191.0M |
| 50 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Rutgers Biomedical and Health SciencesNewark, NJ | $212.1M |
| 46 | University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MD | $199.4M |
| 47 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $197.5M |
| 48 | Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY | $191.0M |
| 49 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | $191.0M |
| 50 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M |
| 51 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M |
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 7047101. 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.