Columbia Nursing Tops Again in NIH Funding

For the third year running, Columbia University School of Nursing has ranked #1 among all U.S. nursing schools in National Institutes of Health research funding.  

In federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024, our investigators received 38 grants, totaling $21,860,338. Columbia Nursing was also first in NIH funding for FFY22 and FFY23, after having ranked #4 for the three previous federal fiscal years, 2019, 2020, and 2021. 

Columbia Nursing research funded by the NIH in FFY 2024 addressed how to mitigate racial and ethnic disparities in postpartum outcomes, improve asthma control in adolescents and adults, promote viral suppression among people living with HIV, support better care for heart disease patients and dementia patients, and much more.  

Members of the Columbia Nursing faculty also continue to secure funding for their research from a wide variety of other governmental and private sources, including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the American Nurses Foundation, and the Betty Irene Moore Foundation. 

“Ranking #1 in NIH funding is an honor, especially for the third year in a row,” says Dean Lorraine Frazier, PhD. “Our diverse body of research shares a single, powerful goal: advancing nursing to advance health for all. Patients are at the center of everything we do.” 

Suzanne Bakken, PhD, vice dean for research at Columbia Nursing, noted: “Our ranking reflects the significance of the research questions our investigators address and the cutting-edge approaches they apply. Findings from our studies provide the foundation for improving health care and quality of life for people and communities.”