Duke University
Durham, NC · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #13
NIH Funding · FY2025
Total Funding
$540.4M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
952
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
896
Principal investigators
National Rank
#13
Among schools ranked in FY2025
Funding & rank history
NIH funding totals and medical school rank by fiscal year.
NIH funding history
Annual award funding in millions of dollars. FY2026 is $276M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #12 in FY2001 to #16 in FY2026. Best rank: #6; lowest rank: #16. Lower numbers are better.
The FY2026 point is provisional: FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026.
View annual funding and rank data
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Medical-school rank |
|---|---|---|
| FY2001 | $227.2M | #12 |
| FY2002 | $270M | #11 |
| FY2003 | $332M | #10 |
| FY2004 | $334.6M | #10 |
| FY2005 | $373M | #9 |
| FY2006 | $415.6M | #6 |
| FY2007 | $388.9M | #9 |
| FY2008 | $374.6M | #11 |
| FY2009 | $467.9M | #10 |
| FY2010 | $470.4M | #13 |
| FY2011 | $369.5M | #14 |
| FY2012 | $359M | #14 |
| FY2013 | $357.9M | #14 |
| FY2014 | $376.6M | #15 |
| FY2015 | $383.9M | #15 |
| FY2016 | $433M | #12 |
| FY2017 | $456.8M | #11 |
| FY2018 | $488.4M | #11 |
| FY2019 | $584M | #11 |
| FY2020 | $611.6M | #11 |
| FY2021 | $736.6M | #7 |
| FY2022 | $681.6M | #11 |
| FY2023 | $714.6M | #10 |
| FY2024 | $540.6M | #15 |
| FY2025 | $569.9M | #13 |
| FY2026 | $276M | #16 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Duke University in FY2025.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $139.8M | 172 | 182 | — |
| Psychiatry | $38.3M | 55 | 59 | #8 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $29.1M | 55 | 56 | #2 |
| Surgery | $27.2M | 42 | 44 | #1 |
| Pediatrics | $24.3M | 49 | 53 | #17 |
| Genetics | $21.1M | 49 | 39 | #11 |
| Anesthesiology | $18.1M | 24 | 29 | #3 |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $15.2M | 24 | 34 | — |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $15M | 24 | 30 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $14.7M | 20 | 24 | — |
| Neurosciences | $14M | 35 | 26 | #17 |
| Orthopedics | $13.3M | 32 | 24 | #1 |
| Pharmacology | $11.9M | 36 | 30 | #23 |
| Neurosurgery | $11.4M | 20 | 21 | #6 |
| Pathology | $10.3M | 17 | 15 | #23 |
| Ophthalmology | $10.1M | 24 | 21 | #9 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $9.7M | 27 | 20 | #19 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $9.6M | 16 | 11 | — |
| Psychology | $8.7M | 24 | 18 | — |
| Biochemistry | $8.4M | 15 | 13 | #39 |
Showing top 20 of 34 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Duke University based on NIH grant totals.
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