The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine seeks knowledge through research to advance biomedical science and change medicine through interdisciplinary collaboration. 

280+
research labs
CCOM student researcher
35+
research centers and institutes
EM students CCOM

40+

core facilities and service units
Grumlach lab CCOM

Extramural Funding by Source

A graph depicting increasing numbers of funding from NIH and other sources for medical research from fiscal year 2019 through fiscal year 2024.

National Research Rankings

No. 44 Overall National Ranking 
U.S. News & World Report 

No. 24 National NIH funding ranking among public medical schools 
Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research 

No. 47 Overall national NIH funding ranking 
Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research 

291

NIH grants (178 R01 grants)

674

total patents and inventions

519,621

square feet of research space