Illinois
ILRank #9NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$672.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
1,130
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,199
Principal investigators
Institutions in Illinois
28 NIH-funded institutions in Illinois, ranked by total funding in FY2026.
| Rank | Institution | City | Type | Funding | Grants | PIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Northwestern University | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $236.8M | 422 | 430 |
| #2 | University of Chicago | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $140.5M | 258 | 281 |
| #3 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $98.3M | 187 | 195 |
| #4 | National Opinion Research Center | Chicago | Other | $55.9M | 7 | 6 |
| #5 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | University | $43.4M | 89 | 100 |
| #6 | Rush University Medical Center | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $25.9M | 34 | 42 |
| #7 | Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | Hospital | $23.9M | 38 | 47 |
| #8 | Loyola University Chicago | Maywood | School Of Medicine | $13.1M | 31 | 36 |
| #9 | Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago D/B/A Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago | Research Institute | $5.4M | 10 | 11 |
| #10 | Endeavor Health Clinical Operations | Evanston | Other | $4.3M | 8 | 9 |
| #11 | Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine & Sci | North Chicago | School Of Medicine | $4M | 10 | 11 |
| #12 | Chestnut Health Systems, Inc. | Bloomington | Other | $3.6M | 4 | 6 |
| #13 | Alliance Nctn Foundation | Chicago | Research Institute | $3.5M | 1 | 3 |
| #14 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Research Institute | $2.2M | 6 | 4 |
| #15 | Midwestern University | Downers Grove | School Of Medicine | $1.8M | 4 | 5 |
| #16 | Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $1.6M | 3 | 4 |
| #17 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale | University | $1.6M | 4 | 4 |
| #18 | Synapticure, Inc. | Kenilworth | Other | $1.2M | 1 | 2 |
| #19 | Rhaeos, Inc. | Evanston | Other | $1.1M | 2 | 2 |
| #20 | Covira Surgical | North Chicago | Other | $1M | 1 | 2 |
| #21 | Biolight Engineering, Llc | Hinsdale | Other | $906.4K | 1 | 3 |
| #22 | Biomesense, Inc. | Chicago | Other | $677K | 1 | 1 |
| #23 | Illinois State University | Normal | University | $555K | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Southern Illinois University Sch of Med | Springfield | School Of Medicine | $426.5K | 2 | 2 |
| #25 | Southern Illinois Univ at Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Other | $289K | 2 | 2 |
| #26 | North Central College | Naperville | University | $159.7K | 1 | 1 |
| #27 | American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Inc. | Schaumburg | Other | $50K | 1 | 1 |
| #28 | American Society of Andrology | East Dundee | Other | $10K | 1 | 1 |