University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · University

NIH Rank #97

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$43.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
89
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
100
Principal investigators
National Rank
#97
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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Engineering (all Types)$9.9M1722
Veterinary Sciences$5.5M1311
Chemistry$5.2M98
Biochemistry$4.8M109#45
Pathology$2.1M44#52
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$1.7M34
Physiology$1.5M44#58
Nutrition$1.3M22
Anatomy/Cell Biology$1.1M33#57
Psychology$972.9K44
Miscellaneous$958.2K23
Genetics$743.5K13#52
Physics$737.8K22
Other Health Professions$735.3K22
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$362.7K11
Public Health & Prev Medicine$127.1K12

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Jodi A. Flaws
6 grants
$2.6M
total funding
#2
Andrea Aguiar
1 grant
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
#5
Nicholas C. Wu
3 grants
$1.9M
total funding
$1.8M
total funding
#7
Thomas Gaj
3 grants
$1.8M
total funding
$1.7M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
#10
Hua Wang
2 grants
$1.4M
total funding