For FY 2022, Pitt finished 3rd in total NIH funding awards, Pitt's highest finish ever. (Pitt was 5th in total number of awards, probably at least matching its high water mark).
NIH funding is, by far, the largest source of government sponsor academic research funding. Note all of these awards are competitive and peer reviewed.
1. Johns Hopkins $839.9 million
2. UCSF $823.8 million
3. PITT $675.4 million (does not include $15m to Magee-Womens Research Institute)
4. Duke $672.5 million
5. Penn $668.4 million
6. Stanford $651.7
7. Michigan $644.3
8. Leidos Biomed Research, Inc. $625.1
9. Washington Univ (St. Louis) $620.6
10. Columbia $616.8
11. UCSD $595.2
12. UCLA $594.3
13. Yale $591.9
14. Washington $591.6
15. North Carolina $588.4
16. Massachusetts General $560.0
17. Emory $559.6
18. Mount Sinai School of Med $456.6
19. Minnesota $432.9
20. Hutchinson Cancer Center $429.2
21. Northwestern $394.1
22. Brigham & Women's Hospital $382.0
23. NYU $377.6
24. Vanderbilt $376.1
25. Wisconsin $365.2
NIH funding is, by far, the largest source of government sponsor academic research funding. Note all of these awards are competitive and peer reviewed.
1. Johns Hopkins $839.9 million
2. UCSF $823.8 million
3. PITT $675.4 million (does not include $15m to Magee-Womens Research Institute)
4. Duke $672.5 million
5. Penn $668.4 million
6. Stanford $651.7
7. Michigan $644.3
8. Leidos Biomed Research, Inc. $625.1
9. Washington Univ (St. Louis) $620.6
10. Columbia $616.8
11. UCSD $595.2
12. UCLA $594.3
13. Yale $591.9
14. Washington $591.6
15. North Carolina $588.4
16. Massachusetts General $560.0
17. Emory $559.6
18. Mount Sinai School of Med $456.6
19. Minnesota $432.9
20. Hutchinson Cancer Center $429.2
21. Northwestern $394.1
22. Brigham & Women's Hospital $382.0
23. NYU $377.6
24. Vanderbilt $376.1
25. Wisconsin $365.2