Duke University
Durham, NC · School of Medicine
NIH Rank #11Med School Rank #14
NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$586.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
908
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
842
Principal investigators
National Rank
#11
Among 2,569 institutions, FY2026
Funding & rank history
NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.
Departments by funding
All 33 departments with NIH funding at Duke University in FY2026, largest first.
| Internal Medicine | $143.1M | 180 | 187 | #11 |
| Pediatrics | $48.5M | 59 | 65 | #10 |
| Surgery | $43.7M | 50 | 63 | #2 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $26.8M | 50 | 48 | #3 |
| Psychiatry | $25.2M | 47 | 53 | #19 |
| Genetics | $23.6M | 50 | 41 | #12 |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $20.3M | 26 | 37 | Not ranked |
| Microbiology & Immunology | $15.7M | 20 | 15 | #44 |
| Anesthesiology | $14.8M | 21 | 21 | #5 |
| Neurosciences | $14.6M | 28 | 22 | #15 |
| Radiology | $14.5M | 19 | 41 | #18 |
| Anatomy & Cell Biology | $14.3M | 29 | 24 | #14 |
| Public Health | $13.6M | 20 | 24 | #34 |
| Pharmacology | $12.6M | 32 | 30 | #24 |
| Neurosurgery | $12M | 21 | 25 | #7 |
| Pathology | $11.8M | 20 | 16 | #23 |
| Ophthalmology | $11.8M | 23 | 22 | #11 |
| Neurology | $9.1M | 15 | 17 | #34 |
| Biochemistry | $9.1M | 15 | 12 | #41 |
| Orthopedics | $8.8M | 23 | 19 | #3 |
| Psychology | $7M | 17 | 13 | Not ranked |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $6.3M | 15 | 9 | #22 |
| Other Health Professions | $6.3M | 12 | 14 | Not ranked |
| Social Sciences | $5.7M | 12 | 17 | Not ranked |
| Otolaryngology | $5.5M | 14 | 16 | #14 |
| Chemistry | $4.8M | 13 | 12 | Not ranked |
| Biology | $4.6M | 12 | 14 | Not ranked |
| Engineering (all Types) | $4M | 5 | 5 | Not ranked |
| Dermatology | $2.8M | 8 | 6 | #14 |
| Urology | $1.7M | 3 | 3 | #22 |
| Emergency Medicine | $1.4M | 6 | 9 | #26 |
| Miscellaneous | $1.2M | 4 | 7 | Not ranked |
| Physiology | $1.1M | 6 | 7 | #67 |
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Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Duke University based on NIH grant totals.
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