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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #10Med School Rank #12

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$381.9M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
650
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
695
Principal investigators
National Rank
#10
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 FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$95M105122
Genetics$38.9M5364#1
Pharmacology$26.3M5162#4
Public Health & Prev Medicine$18.3M3942
Physiology$17.7M4443#2
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$16.9M2829
Miscellaneous$14.2M1719
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$13.4M2126
Pediatrics$13.3M2329#19
Psychiatry$12.4M2135#19
Biochemistry$11.2M1920#18
Social Sciences$8.8M69
Nutrition$8.8M1321
Pathology$8.5M1618#24
Obstetrics & Gynecology$7.9M2122
Psychology$5.8M1618
Chemistry$5.6M1211
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$5.2M813
Biomedical Engineering$5M1211#21
Surgery$4.4M1013#26

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.

#1
Joseph J Eron
16 grants
$39M
total funding
#2
Rajesh T Gandhi
13 grants
$34.2M
total funding
$11.5M
total funding
$9M
total funding
$7.5M
total funding
$7.5M
total funding
$7.5M
total funding
$7.5M
total funding
#9
David A Wohl
6 grants
$6.2M
total funding
#10
Stephanie Engel
4 grants
$5.3M
total funding