NIH RANKINGS BY CATEGORY

University of Pittsburgh's rank in different categories as defined by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
Rankings are based on NIH funding data for federal FY 2023.

Source: Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR)

Otolaryngology. . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Physical Medicine. . . . . . . . . . .2
Psychiatry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Anatomy/Cell Biology. . . . . . .3
Dematology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Microbiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Pharmacology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Opthamology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Anesthesiology. . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Neurosciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
School of Public Health. . . . .6
Neurosurgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
School of Medicine. . . . . . . . . .8
Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Internal Medicine. . . . . . . . . . .9
School of Nursing. . . . . . . .10

Select Pitt Academic Rankings

SchoolRanking OrganizationRanking TypeFieldYearRank
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of
Arts and Sciences		Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)World University Rankings
by Subject - National		Philosophy 20253
School of Public and
International Affairs		U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate
Professional Schools		International Global Policy
and Administration		20246
Joseph M. Katz Graduate
School of Business		U.S. News & World ReportBest Graduate
Professional Schools		Part-time MBA202536
School of Computing
and Information		QSWorld University Rankings
by Subject - National		Library and Information
Managemeny		202513
School of Dental Medicine University Ranking by Academic
Performance (URAP) 		Field Ranking Dentistry2024-2527
School of EducationU.S. News & World ReportBest Graduate Schools Educational Psychology202523
School of Health and
Rehabilitation Sciences		U.S. News & World ReportBest Graduate
Professional Schools		Occupational Therapy 20253
School of Law U.S. News & World ReportBest Graduate
Professional Schools 		Health Care Law202534
School of MedicineURAP Field RankingsField RankingSurgery 2024-254
School of Nursing U.S. News & World ReportBest Graduate
Professional Schools		Nursing Anesthesia20252
School of Pharmacy U.S. News & World ReportBest Graduate
Professional Schools		Pharmacy20249
School of Public HealthU.S. News & World ReportBest Graduate Schools Public Health 202516
School of Social Work U.S. News & World ReportBest Graduate Schools Social Work202412
Swanson School of EngineeringU.S. News & World ReportBest Graduate Schools Industrial /Manufacturing
/ Systems Engineering		202524

Academic rankings by subject and field for schools across the University. Not all fields are ranked every year, hence the latest available ranking has been included. Source: Office of the Provost

Innovation by the Numbers

Pitt’s innovation indicators for FY 2025 Source: Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE)