Illinois
ILRank #8NIH Funding · FY2024
Total Funding
$1.2B
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
2,443
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
2,189
Principal investigators
Institutions in Illinois
50 NIH-funded institutions in Illinois, ranked by total funding in FY2024.
| Rank | Institution | City | Type | Funding | Grants | PIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Northwestern University | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $425.6M | 882 | 762 |
| #2 | University of Chicago | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $246.4M | 510 | 480 |
| #3 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $169.6M | 407 | 375 |
| #4 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | University | $72.8M | 194 | 169 |
| #5 | Rush University Medical Center | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $63.1M | 99 | 102 |
| #6 | National Opinion Research Center | Chicago | Other | $46.9M | 11 | 11 |
| #7 | Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | Hospital | $37.7M | 71 | 80 |
| #8 | Loyola University Chicago | Maywood | School Of Medicine | $19.4M | 59 | 57 |
| #9 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Research Institute | $11.6M | 13 | 12 |
| #10 | Alliance Nctn Foundation | Chicago | Research Institute | $10.7M | 3 | 3 |
| #11 | Endeavor Health Clinical Operations | Evanston | Other | $9.8M | 16 | 17 |
| #12 | Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine & Sci | North Chicago | School Of Medicine | $8.7M | 24 | 21 |
| #13 | Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago D/B/A Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago | Research Institute | $7.4M | 19 | 22 |
| #14 | Iit Research Institute | Chicago | Research Institute | $5M | 14 | 10 |
| #15 | Decatur Memorial Hospital | Decatur | Hospital | $3.6M | 1 | 1 |
| #16 | Hektoen Institute for Medical Research | Chicago | Research Institute | $3.4M | 2 | 4 |
| #17 | Prenosis, Inc. | Champaign | Other | $3.1M | 3 | 1 |
| #18 | North American Assn/Central Cancer Reg | Springfield | Other | $3M | 4 | 4 |
| #19 | Illinois State Dept of Public Health | Springfield | Other | $3M | 3 | 3 |
| #20 | Immunartes LLC | Willowbrook | Other | $2.8M | 1 | 1 |
| #21 | Carle Foundation | Urbana | Research Institute | $2.6M | 2 | 2 |
| #22 | Chestnut Health Systems, Inc. | Bloomington | Other | $2.4M | 6 | 5 |
| #23 | De Paul University | Chicago | University | $2.4M | 3 | 5 |
| #24 | Oai, Inc. | Chicago | Other | $2.3M | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Brightoutcome Inc. | Buffalo Grove | Other | $2M | 2 | 4 |
| #26 | Southern Illinois University Sch of Med | Springfield | School Of Medicine | $2M | 5 | 5 |
| #27 | Schedule 1 Therapeutics, Inc. | Chicago | Other | $2M | 1 | 1 |
| #28 | Uchicago Argonne, LLC | Chicago | Other | $1.9M | 1 | 2 |
| #29 | Human Cell Co | Naperville | Other | $1.7M | 3 | 1 |
| #30 | Apt Therapeutics, Inc. | Naperville | Other | $1.4M | 1 | 1 |
| #31 | Aplexis, Inc. | Wilmette | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 1 |
| #32 | Midwestern University | Downers Grove | School Of Medicine | $1.1M | 4 | 3 |
| #33 | Turner Scientific, LLC | Jacksonville | Other | $1M | 1 | 3 |
| #34 | Chicago Biosolutions, Inc. | Chicago | Other | $999.2K | 1 | 1 |
| #35 | Neurolux, Inc. | Champaign | Other | $986.3K | 1 | 1 |
| #36 | Proteinaceous, Inc. | Evanston | Other | $960.7K | 1 | 1 |
| #37 | Revopsis Therapeutics, Inc. | Springfield | Other | $933.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #38 | Alcorix | Plainfield | Other | $902.9K | 1 | 3 |
| #39 | Midwest Bioprocessing Center, LLC | Peoria | Other | $868K | 1 | 1 |
| #40 | Tritonx Inc. | Chicago | Other | $864.1K | 1 | 3 |
| #41 | Coapt, LLC | Chicago | Other | $851.7K | 1 | 1 |
| #42 | Saros Therapeutics Inc | Chicago | Other | $850.2K | 1 | 1 |
| #43 | Briteseed, LLC | Chicago | Other | $801.1K | 2 | 2 |
| #44 | Adaptive Testing Technologies | Chicago | Other | $772.6K | 2 | 3 |
| #45 | Prevent Child Abuse America | Chicago | Other | $750K | 2 | 3 |
| #46 | Thyreos, Inc | Oak Park | Other | $663.1K | 1 | 1 |
| #47 | Northern Illinois University | De Kalb | University | $658.7K | 4 | 2 |
| #48 | Third Coast Dynamics, Inc. | Evanston | Other | $656.8K | 1 | 1 |
| #49 | Arete Biosciences | Chicago | Other | $607K | 2 | 1 |
| #50 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale | University | $596.2K | 3 | 3 |