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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #47Med School Rank #38

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$247.7M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
450
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
451
Principal investigators
National Rank
#47
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 FY2025.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$94.2M154161
Biochemistry$18.8M3633#12
Biology$17.1M3940
Genetics$15.9M3543#13
Pathology$10.2M2421#24
Neurology$10M1815#28
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$9.8M2015
Chemistry$8.9M2219
Public Health & Prev Medicine$8.1M1320
Psychiatry$7.8M1520#39
Pediatrics$6.7M1216#40
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$5.5M1211
Surgery$3.8M78#37
Obstetrics & Gynecology$3.7M78
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$3.6M11
Family Medicine$3.1M67#14
Biomedical Engineering$2.5M55#46
Anesthesiology$1.1M22#42
Miscellaneous$938.9K26
Neurosurgery$821.6K11#44

Showing top 20 of 22 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
David O Meltzer
5 grants
$8.3M
total funding
$7.6M
total funding
$6.4M
total funding
$6.2M
total funding
#5
John Schneider
6 grants
$6M
total funding
$5.6M
total funding
$5.2M
total funding
#8
Russell Brewer
3 grants
$4.7M
total funding
#9
Chuan He
4 grants
$3.9M
total funding
$3.7M
total funding