Northwestern University
Chicago, IL · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #17
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$305.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
534
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
543
Principal investigators
National Rank
#17
Among schools ranked in FY2026
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 $280.1M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #31 in FY2001 to #17 in FY2026. Best rank: #16; lowest rank: #31. 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 | $109.7M | #31 |
| FY2002 | $127.9M | #30 |
| FY2003 | $151.9M | #29 |
| FY2004 | $152.4M | #30 |
| FY2005 | $166.1M | #28 |
| FY2006 | $168.6M | #30 |
| FY2007 | $184.5M | #27 |
| FY2008 | $206.1M | #26 |
| FY2009 | $235M | #28 |
| FY2010 | $237.9M | #23 |
| FY2011 | $226M | #22 |
| FY2012 | $245.6M | #21 |
| FY2013 | $243.1M | #21 |
| FY2014 | $231.3M | #24 |
| FY2015 | $284.6M | #17 |
| FY2016 | $318.3M | #16 |
| FY2017 | $310.9M | #19 |
| FY2018 | $353.3M | #16 |
| FY2019 | $396.4M | #16 |
| FY2020 | $439.4M | #17 |
| FY2021 | $429.9M | #18 |
| FY2022 | $455.2M | #17 |
| FY2023 | $465.4M | #17 |
| FY2024 | $425.6M | #17 |
| FY2025 | $409.5M | #19 |
| FY2026 | $280.1M | #17 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Northwestern University in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $66.8M | 96 | 117 | — |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $38.5M | 50 | 66 | — |
| Neurology | $30.8M | 48 | 48 | #4 |
| Surgery | $14M | 16 | 17 | #5 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $13M | 24 | 17 | — |
| Pathology | $12.8M | 30 | 22 | #16 |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $11.6M | 17 | 17 | #10 |
| Biochemistry | $11.5M | 31 | 32 | #22 |
| Pharmacology | $11.3M | 23 | 27 | #20 |
| Psychiatry | $9.9M | 14 | 19 | #24 |
| Physiology | $9.9M | 22 | 18 | #11 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $8.5M | 15 | 17 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $7.7M | 15 | 18 | — |
| Neurosurgery | $6.3M | 9 | 11 | #19 |
| Biology | $5.6M | 13 | 11 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $5.5M | 8 | 11 | #42 |
| Urology | $5M | 8 | 8 | #1 |
| Dermatology | $4M | 8 | 6 | #4 |
| Ophthalmology | $4M | 9 | 7 | #23 |
| Chemistry | $3M | 5 | 7 | — |
Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at Northwestern University based on NIH grant totals.
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