Duke University
Durham, NC · School Of Medicine
NIH Rank #12Med School Rank #13
NIH Funding · FY2025
Total Funding
$569.9M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
968
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
911
Principal investigators
National Rank
#12
Among 2,359 institutions
Funding & rank history
NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Duke University in FY2025.
| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $139.8M | 172 | 182 | — |
| Psychiatry | $38.3M | 55 | 59 | #8 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $29.1M | 55 | 56 | #2 |
| Surgery | $27.2M | 42 | 44 | #1 |
| Pediatrics | $24.3M | 49 | 53 | #17 |
| Genetics | $21.1M | 49 | 39 | #11 |
| Anesthesiology | $18.1M | 24 | 29 | #3 |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $15.2M | 24 | 34 | — |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $15M | 24 | 30 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $14.7M | 20 | 24 | — |
| Neurosciences | $14M | 35 | 26 | #17 |
| Orthopedics | $13.3M | 32 | 24 | #1 |
| Pharmacology | $11.9M | 36 | 30 | #23 |
| Neurosurgery | $11.4M | 20 | 21 | #6 |
| Pathology | $10.3M | 17 | 15 | #23 |
| Ophthalmology | $10.1M | 24 | 21 | #9 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $9.7M | 27 | 20 | #19 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $9.6M | 16 | 11 | — |
| Psychology | $8.7M | 24 | 18 | — |
| Biochemistry | $8.4M | 15 | 13 | #39 |
Showing top 20 of 34 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Duke University based on NIH grant totals.
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