University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · School Of Medicine
NIH Rank #15Med School Rank #14
NIH Funding · FY2024
Total Funding
$506.3M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
1,089
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,048
Principal investigators
National Rank
#15
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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill in FY2024.
| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $89.2M | 154 | 159 | — |
| Genetics | $42.6M | 77 | 83 | #2 |
| Pharmacology | $32.2M | 83 | 79 | #4 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $31.6M | 77 | 82 | — |
| Physiology | $21.2M | 64 | 57 | #2 |
| Psychiatry | $20.8M | 50 | 61 | #17 |
| Pediatrics | $18.8M | 40 | 47 | #21 |
| Nutrition | $18.3M | 26 | 35 | — |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $16.3M | 39 | 36 | — |
| Miscellaneous | $16.1M | 33 | 35 | — |
| Social Sciences | $13.4M | 6 | 10 | — |
| Biochemistry | $13.3M | 31 | 24 | #17 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $11.4M | 17 | 19 | — |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $11.2M | 21 | 28 | — |
| Psychology | $9.8M | 35 | 36 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $9.6M | 25 | 23 | #13 |
| Pathology | $9.3M | 21 | 26 | #25 |
| Chemistry | $7.7M | 26 | 20 | — |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $6.1M | 17 | 18 | — |
| Anesthesiology | $6M | 5 | 6 | #16 |
Showing top 20 of 35 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill based on NIH grant totals.
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