University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #40Med School Rank #36

NIH Funding · FY2024

Total Funding
$246.4M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
510
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
480
Principal investigators
National Rank
#40
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 University of Chicago in FY2024.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$81.1M159161
Biology$20.2M5449
Genetics$14.3M3437#15
Biochemistry$12.6M3633#21
Chemistry$11.8M2720
Pediatrics$10.3M1923#29
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$9.6M2115
Neurology$8.5M1214#26
Pathology$8.5M2418#29
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$7.3M1517
Public Health & Prev Medicine$6.3M1918
Surgery$5.6M1115#30
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$4.3M33
Psychiatry$3.9M1114#52
Biomedical Engineering$3.7M106#35
Family Medicine$3.6M910#4
Obstetrics & Gynecology$2.7M77
Psychology$1.5M44
Physics$1.3M43
Anesthesiology$1.2M33#42

Showing top 20 of 24 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Chicago based on NIH grant totals.

#1
David O Meltzer
10 grants
$10M
total funding
$8.2M
total funding
$5.2M
total funding
#4
Greg Yothers
1 grant
$5.1M
total funding
$5.1M
total funding
#6
Habibul Ahsan
5 grants
$4.7M
total funding
$4.2M
total funding
$4M
total funding
#9
John Schneider
5 grants
$3.9M
total funding
$3.9M
total funding