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 2,359 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 FY2025.
| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $83.9M | 143 | 151 | — |
| Genetics | $48.2M | 62 | 72 | #1 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $28.3M | 68 | 68 | — |
| Pharmacology | $27.1M | 63 | 68 | #7 |
| Physiology | $26.1M | 61 | 56 | #1 |
| Psychiatry | $23.3M | 45 | 57 | #16 |
| Nutrition | $20.4M | 26 | 34 | — |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $19.3M | 43 | 34 | — |
| Miscellaneous | $18.4M | 28 | 24 | — |
| Pediatrics | $15.8M | 33 | 37 | #24 |
| Social Sciences | $15.3M | 7 | 11 | — |
| Biochemistry | $15.3M | 28 | 27 | #18 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $13.2M | 24 | 25 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $10.5M | 23 | 21 | #12 |
| Pathology | $9.7M | 22 | 26 | #25 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $8.5M | 21 | 21 | — |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $8.5M | 15 | 26 | — |
| Chemistry | $8.1M | 24 | 23 | — |
| Psychology | $8M | 25 | 28 | — |
| Surgery | $5.7M | 13 | 15 | #29 |
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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