Institutions in Texas received $2.07B in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 3,799 awards, #5 among states. Baylor College of Medicine received the most, $333.6M, and the NCI was the largest funding institute.
| Rank | Institution | Awards | NIH funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor College of Medicine | 658 | $333.6M |
| 2 | UT Southwestern Medical Center | 648 | $330.3M |
| 3 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | 454 | $240.3M |
| 4 | University of Texas Health Science Center Houston | 325 | $203.7M |
| 5 | University of Texas Health Science Center | 276 | $140.1M |
| 6 | University of Texas Medical Br Galveston | 176 | $115.4M |
| 7 | University of Texas at Austin | 248 | $113.6M |
| 8 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | 40 | $78.7M |
| 9 | University of Houston | 100 | $50.9M |
| 10 | University of Texas Dallas | 88 | $46.5M |
| 11 | Methodist Hospital Research Institute | 80 | $44.5M |
| 12 | Texas A&m University Health Science Center | 89 | $37.9M |
| 13 | Texas Biomedical Research Institute | 34 | $32.4M |
| 14 | Texas A&m University | 71 | $28.9M |
| 15 | Rice University | 66 | $27.5M |
| 16 | Texas A&m Agrilife Research | 34 | $20.9M |
| 17 | Texas Technology University Health Sciences Center | 30 | $20.4M |
| 18 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 31 | $18.2M |
| 19 | Dell Federal Systems L.p. | 3 | $18.1M |
| 20 | Texas Engineering Experiment Station | 38 | $17.2M |
| 21 | University of Texas Arlington | 38 | $16.9M |
| 22 | University of Texas El Paso | 23 | $14.4M |
| 23 | Baylor University | 30 | $10.8M |
| 24 | Texas Southern University | 12 | $10.0M |
| 25 | University of Texas San Antonio | 31 | $9.7M |
| Institute | Focus | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NCI | cancer | $444.0M |
| NIA | aging and Alzheimer's disease | $268.8M |
| NIAID | infectious disease, immunology and allergy | $195.9M |
| NIGMS | basic biomedical science and research training | $165.9M |
| NHLBI | heart, lung, blood and sleep | $149.9M |
| NINDS | neurology and stroke | $131.1M |
| NIDDK | diabetes, digestive and kidney disease | $113.5M |
| NICHD | child health, pregnancy and development | $77.2M |
| OD | cross-NIH programs | $70.2M |
| NIMH | mental health | $63.7M |
NIH awards to Texas institutions moved from $2.09B in fiscal year 2025 to $2.07B in 2026, a change of -0.8% against -0.3% nationally.
| Institution | FY2025 | FY2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Texas Health Science Center | $100.9M | $78.7M | -22.0% |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | $352.0M | $330.3M | -6.2% |
| University of Texas Health Science Center | $155.5M | $140.1M | -9.9% |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $255.5M | $240.3M | -5.9% |
| Baylor College of Medicine | $345.9M | $333.6M | -3.6% |
| University of Texas Health Science Center Houston | $190.0M | $203.7M | +7.2% |
| University of Houston | $37.9M | $50.9M | +34.2% |
| Texas Technology University Health Sciences Center | $9.9M | $20.4M | +106.9% |
| University of Texas Medical Br Galveston | $106.1M | $115.4M | +8.8% |
| Dell Federal Systems L.p. | $9.8M | $18.1M | +83.4% |
Largest decreases first, then largest increases. Every state compared.
See Texas university research spending (all sources, NSF HERD) and every federal funder.
Texas is #5 on NIH funding by state.