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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · University

NIH Rank #103

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$85.8M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
167
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
166
Principal investigators
National Rank
#103
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 FY2025.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Engineering (all Types)$18.8M3741
Genetics$9.2M48#24
Veterinary Sciences$8.8M1717
Chemistry$8.5M1614
Biochemistry$7.6M1514#43
Pathology$2.8M77#57
Physiology$2.6M86#51
Miscellaneous$2.4M57
Anatomy/Cell Biology$2.3M68#56
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$2M46
Physics$1.9M68
Nutrition$1.8M44
Psychology$1.4M43
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1.4M47
Other Health Professions$643.2K22

Top funded principal investigators

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

$7.8M
total funding
$3.7M
total funding
#3
Nicholas C. Wu
4 grants
$2.9M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
$2.7M
total funding
#6
Jozien Goense
1 grant
$2.7M
total funding
$2.6M
total funding
$2.5M
total funding
#9
Haohua Tu
1 grant
$2.5M
total funding
$2.5M
total funding