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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #39Med School Rank #36

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$178.9M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
320
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
342
Principal investigators
National Rank
#39
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 FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$66.7M122134
Public Health & Prev Medicine$16.4M1420
Genetics$16.3M3242#8
Biochemistry$13.9M2726#11
Biology$10.8M2631
Pathology$10M1515#23
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$9.3M1610
Chemistry$8.1M1719
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$6.3M1011
Pediatrics$5.4M89#36
Surgery$5.1M56#24
Neurology$5.1M97#27
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$4M22
Obstetrics & Gynecology$3.9M67
Psychiatry$3.7M914#46
Anesthesiology$1.4M23#32
Family Medicine$1.4M33#16
Physics$959.5K33
Biomedical Engineering$959.1K23#63
Neurosurgery$831.6K23#36

Showing top 20 of 21 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Elaina Harper
1 grant
$10.8M
total funding
$10.8M
total funding
$10.8M
total funding
#4
Greg Yothers
1 grant
$10.8M
total funding
#5
Scott A. Oakes
5 grants
$9.3M
total funding
#6
Yoav Gilad
5 grants
$7.2M
total funding
#7
Kay F MacLeod
5 grants
$6.7M
total funding
$6.3M
total funding
$5.9M
total funding
$5.6M
total funding