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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · University

NIH Rank #94

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$81.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
150
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
165
Principal investigators
National Rank
#94
Among 2,376 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 17 departments with NIH funding at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Engineering (all Types)$18M2848Not ranked
Chemistry$10.6M1716Not ranked
Biochemistry$9.8M1512#36
Veterinary Sciences$6.5M1613Not ranked
Anatomy & Cell Biology$3.9M55#49
Physics$3.2M44Not ranked
Miscellaneous$2.6M610Not ranked
Psychology$2.4M87Not ranked
Pathology$2.2M56#62
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1.9M57Not ranked
Nutrition$1.9M44Not ranked
Physiology$1.8M55#68
Microbiology & Immunology$1.7M34#95
Neurosciences$872.4K23#67
Genetics$743.5K13#57
Other Health Professions$735.3K22Not ranked
Public Health$127.1K12#125
  • Not ranked: ScienceDex ranks 27 medical-school department categories, and this department is outside them.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$5.5M
total funding
#2
Nicholas C. Wu
4 grants
$4.9M
total funding
#3
Rohit Bhargava
3 grants
$3.5M
total funding
#4
Hua Wang
2 grants
$3.3M
total funding
$3.1M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
#7
Jodi A. Flaws
7 grants
$2.7M
total funding
#8
Boxuan Zhao
1 grant
$2.4M
total funding
$2.1M
total funding
#10
Andrea Aguiar
1 grant
$2M
total funding
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience