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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · University

NIH Rank #99

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$51M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
105
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
121
Principal investigators
National Rank
#99
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)$11.3M1928
Chemistry$6.7M119
Veterinary Sciences$5.7M1411
Biochemistry$5.2M1110#50
Pathology$2.1M44#56
Physiology$1.8M55#58
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$1.7M34
Anatomy/Cell Biology$1.5M44#54
Miscellaneous$1.4M33
Nutrition$1.3M22
Physics$1.1M33
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1M24
Psychology$972.9K44
Genetics$743.5K13#54
Other Health Professions$735.3K22
Neurosciences$646.9K12#59
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.

$2.9M
total funding
#2
Jodi A. Flaws
6 grants
$2.6M
total funding
#3
Andrea Aguiar
1 grant
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$2M
total funding
#6
Nicholas C. Wu
3 grants
$1.9M
total funding
$1.8M
total funding
#8
Thomas Gaj
3 grants
$1.8M
total funding
$1.7M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding