Research by the Numbers

RESEARCH EXPENDITURES

Annual spending from sponsored research funding in the last five fiscal years. Percentage values between bars show the annual increase in expenditures. Research spending data is current as of July 2023.

Source: University of Pittsburgh Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

SPONSORED RESEARCH IN FY 2023

Sponsored research activity at Pitt during FY 2023, represented by the number of research proposals submitted, grants awarded, total research spending and organizations sponsoring research. Proposal and award totals include new grants only; hence, continuation grants have been excluded from this count.

Data is current as of July 2023.

Source: Pitt Electronic Research Information System PERIS™-MyFunding for Proposal, Award and Sponsor data Office of the Chief Financial Officer for Expenditure data

Research expenditures represented as a Sankey diagram to show the distribution of spending in each research field across funding sources. Blocks on the right show Pitt research classified according to fields of study, and blocks on the left show different types of entities funding research at Pitt. Ribbons in the middle show the flow of research spending from funding source type to research field. The width of each ribbon is proportional to the amount of research spending.

Research spending data is current as of July 2023.

Source: University of Pittsburgh Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

Research Expenditures by Field

Research spending in FY 2023 categorized by different research fields or areas. AHSSRF stands for Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Related Fields. The category ‘Other’ includes regional campuses and Pitt administrative offices. 

Research spending data is current as of July 2023.

Source: Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Research Expenditures
by Funding Sponsor

Research spending in FY 2023 categorized by the type of organization sponsoring research. Federal Incoming Subawards correspond to grants where the prime sponsor is a federal agency, but Pitt has received direct funding from a different organization (e.g., university, company, etc.).

Research spending data is current as of July 2023.

Source: Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Select Funding Agencies or Sponsors

Industry Partners

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

  • Genentech, Inc.  

  • Generian Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

  • Owkin

  • Pfizer, Inc.

  • Tmunity Therapeutics

  • Sleep Number Corporation

Major Incoming Subawards

  • Advanced Technology International

  • Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC

  • Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania

  • InnovatePGH

  • International Society of Wheelchair Professionals

  • George G. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security at Northeastern University

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency

  • Pennsylvania Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs

  • Pennsylvania Department of Health

  • Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

  • UPMC

Foundations

  • Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

  • The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  • The Heinz Endowments

  • Hillman Family Foundations

  • Greater Houston Community Foundation

  • Charles E. Kaufman Foundation

  • Richard King Mellon Foundation

  • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

  • The Pittsburgh Foundation

  • Simons Foundation

  • Templeton World Charity Foundation

Other/Non-profit

  • The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

  • Environmental Charter School

  • The Pittsburgh Promise

  • UPMC Enterprises

Government Agencies

Federal

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • U.S. Department of Defense

    • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

    • National Security Agency

    • Office of Naval Research

    • U.S. Air Force

    • U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity

  • U.S. Department of Education

  • U.S. Department of Energy

  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    • National Institutes of Health

      • National Institute on Aging

      • National Cancer Institute

      • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

      • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  • U.S. Department of Labor

  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  • U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  • National Endowment for the Humanities

  • National Science Foundation

State

  • Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency

  • Pennsylvania Department of Education

  • Pennsylvania Department of Health

  • Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Local

  • Allegheny County Department of Human Services

  • Franklin Regional School District