NIH RePORTER data · Fiscal year 2026
Top 50 NIH-Funded Universities, FY2026
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
NIH awarded $26.67B to 475 universities and medical schools in fiscal year 2026, 73.8% of all NIH extramural award funding (+0.5% from FY2025). Johns Hopkins University ranked first with $854.5M.
Universities, medical schools, and academic health science centers, ranked by the NIH award dollars made to each NIH recipient organization. A university whose medical school is a separate NIH recipient appears more than once.
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
$26.67B
+0.5% vs FY2025
Recipients
475
NIH-funded universities and medical schools
Top 50 share
71.6%
Of FY2026 funding to universities and medical schools
NIH funding ranking of universities and medical schools, FY2026
| # | Institution | FY2026 | vs FY2025 | Awards | U.S. rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | $854.5M | −0.6% | 1,334 | #1 | NIAID |
| 2 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA | $822.6M | −0.2% | 1,400 | #2 | NIAID |
| 3 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI | $760.6M | +4.9% | 1,249 | #3 | NIA |
| 4 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $739.6M | +1.7% | 1,222 | #4 | NCI |
| 5 | Washington University in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO | $726.3M | −0.2% | 1,143 | #5 | NIA |
| 6 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $686.5M | +1.1% | 1,120 | #6 | NIMH |
| 7 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $665.6M | +3.0% | 1,062 | #7 | NCI |
| 8 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | $654.4M | −2.1% | 1,082 | #8 | NIA |
| 9 | Columbia University Health SciencesNew York, NY | $585.6M | −0.4% | 927 | #10 | NIA |
| 10 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $578.8M | −6.9% | 899 | #11 | NIAID |
| 11 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $559.6M | +8.8% | 904 | #12 | NIAID |
| 12 | University of WashingtonSeattle, WA | $517.1M | +0.1% | 844 | #13 | NIAID |
| 13 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | $514.0M | +0.5% | 837 | #14 | NIAID |
| 14 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY | $512.9M | +2.5% | 700 | #15 | NCI |
| 15 | University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $505.9M | −11.2% | 853 | #16 | NIDA |
| 16 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $462.9M | −10.7% | 759 | #17 | NIAID |
| 17 | Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL | $459.4M | +12.5% | 711 | #18 | NHLBI |
| 18 | NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY | $455.2M | +3.8% | 603 | #19 | NCI |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | $447.9M | +12.8% | 653 | #20 | NIA |
| 20 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN | $391.8M | +5.6% | 702 | #21 | NIAID |
| 21 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | $367.3M | +0.4% | 436 | #24 | NIA |
| 22 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO | $363.6M | +1.8% | 743 | #25 | NIA |
| 23 | Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY | $352.7M | +11.4% | 523 | #26 | NIAID |
| 24 | University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL | $335.6M | +10.3% | 560 | #27 | NIAID |
| 25 | UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX | $309.0M | −2.8% | 570 | #30 | NCI |
| 26 | University of California, DavisDavis, CA | $308.2M | +3.1% | 474 | #31 | NCI |
| 27 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR | $297.6M | −4.8% | 437 | #32 | OD |
| 28 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX | $295.4M | −5.6% | 521 | #33 | NCI |
| 29 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | $291.1M | −0.9% | 527 | #34 | NCI |
| 30 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $285.2M | +4.2% | 457 | #35 | NCI |
| 31 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | $279.6M | +1.6% | 521 | #36 | NIA |
| 32 | University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT | $277.9M | +2.8% | 534 | #37 | NCI |
| 33 | Indiana University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN | $251.9M | +2.1% | 410 | #39 | NIA |
| 34 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA | $237.1M | +2.4% | 445 | #40 | NHLBI |
| 35 | University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA | $225.1M | −4.6% | 391 | #42 | NIA |
| 36 | Rutgers Biomedical and Health SciencesNewark, NJ | $212.1M | −0.5% | 378 | #43 | NCI |
| 37 | University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MD | $199.4M | −2.4% | 354 | #46 | NIAID |
| 38 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $197.5M | +10.1% | 373 | #47 | NCI |
| 39 | Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY | $191.0M | +0.6% | 295 | #48 | NIAID |
| 40 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | $191.0M | +1.7% | 298 | #49 | NIA |
| 41 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M | +0.2% | 347 | #50 | NIGMS |
| 42 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M | +4.7% | 305 | #51 | NIA |
| 43 | University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL | $187.2M | +3.9% | 265 | #52 | NIA |
| 44 | UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX | $186.2M | +1.1% | 302 | #53 | NIA |
| 45 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $184.1M | +7.8% | 296 | #54 | NCI |
| 46 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $172.7M | −1.4% | 318 | #56 | NHLBI |
| 47 | University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL | $169.5M | +0.2% | 320 | #58 | NHLBI |
| 48 | Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston-Salem, NC | $152.5M | −1.3% | 234 | #62 | NIA |
| 49 | Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA | $143.2M | −2.2% | 293 | #63 | NIGMS |
| 50 | Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $139.6M | −3.0% | 242 | #65 | NCI |
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