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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #16Med School Rank #16

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$485M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
946
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
958
Principal investigators
National Rank
#16
Among 2,933 institutions, FY2025

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 35 departments with NIH funding at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in FY2025, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine$83.9M143151#23
Genetics$48.2M6272#1
Public Health$28.3M6868#12
Pharmacology$27.1M6368#7
Physiology$26.1M6156#1
Psychiatry$23.3M4557#19
Nutrition$20.4M2634Not ranked
Microbiology & Immunology$19.3M4334#8
Miscellaneous$18.4M2824Not ranked
Pediatrics$15.8M3337#32
Social Sciences$15.3M711Not ranked
Biochemistry$15.3M2827#18
Radiology$13.2M2425#20
Biomedical Engineering$10.5M2321#12
Pathology$9.7M2226#27
Obstetrics & Gynecology$8.5M2121#10
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$8.5M1526Not ranked
Chemistry$8.1M2423Not ranked
Psychology$8M2528Not ranked
Surgery$5.7M1315#31
Neurology$5.6M1314#40
Biology$5.3M1313Not ranked
Other Health Professions$4.8M1314Not ranked
Dentistry$4M910Not ranked
Family Medicine$2.3M810#19
Otolaryngology$1.7M36#27
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$898.5K45#19
Neurosurgery$707.8K22#50
Urology$670.1K11#27
Engineering (all Types)$634.9K12Not ranked
Emergency Medicine$618.9K23#35
Orthopedics$502.5K22#41
Anesthesiology$458.5K11#48
Dermatology$395.8K13#35
Other Basic Sciences$81.3K22Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill based on NIH grant totals.

$8.6M
total funding
#2
Robert A Hummer
4 grants
$8M
total funding
#3
Naomi N Duke
1 grant
$7.6M
total funding
$7.6M
total funding
$7.6M
total funding
$7.6M
total funding
$7.6M
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$6.6M
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$6.6M
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$6.6M
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience