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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 2,872 institutions, FY2024

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 24 departments with NIH funding at University of Chicago in FY2024, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine$81.1M159161#24
Biology$20.2M5449Not ranked
Genetics$14.3M3437#15
Biochemistry$12.6M3633#22
Chemistry$11.8M2720Not ranked
Pediatrics$10.3M1923#39
Microbiology & Immunology$9.6M2115#33
Neurology$8.5M1214#28
Pathology$8.5M2418#30
Radiology$7.3M1517#29
Public Health$6.3M1918#51
Surgery$5.6M1115#32
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$4.3M33Not ranked
Psychiatry$3.9M1114#54
Biomedical Engineering$3.7M106#36
Family Medicine$3.6M910#4
Obstetrics & Gynecology$2.7M77#34
Psychology$1.5M44Not ranked
Physics$1.3M43Not ranked
Anesthesiology$1.2M33#44
Miscellaneous$946.4K26Not ranked
Neurosurgery$837.6K11#48
Social Sciences$618.4K12Not ranked
Other Health Professions$551.7K12Not ranked
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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