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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · School Of Medicine

Med School Rank #38

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$243.1M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
447
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
448
Principal investigators
National Rank
#38
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 $140.5M.

Medical-school rank history

Published rank moved from #26 in FY2001 to #38 in FY2026. Best rank: #21; lowest rank: #39. 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
NIH funding and published medical-school rank by fiscal year
Fiscal yearNIH fundingMedical-school rank
FY2001$129M#26
FY2002$141.2M#27
FY2003$186.2M#22
FY2004$171.1M#24
FY2005$193.5M#21
FY2006$192.1M#24
FY2007$209.6M#22
FY2008$216.5M#23
FY2009$261.8M#22
FY2010$234.7M#28
FY2011$198.3M#27
FY2012$189.7M#30
FY2013$163.9M#32
FY2014$181.8M#30
FY2015$173.3M#31
FY2016$165M#35
FY2017$171.2M#35
FY2018$180.1M#36
FY2019$233.2M#32
FY2020$250M#32
FY2021$236.3M#39
FY2022$253.6M#36
FY2023$282M#34
FY2024$246.4M#36
FY2025$247.7M#38
FY2026$140.5M#38

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Chicago in FY2025.

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DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$94.2M154161
Biochemistry$18.8M3633#12
Biology$17.1M3940
Genetics$15.9M3543#13
Pathology$10.2M2421#24
Neurology$10M1815#28
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$9.8M2015
Chemistry$8.9M2219
Public Health & Prev Medicine$8.1M1320
Psychiatry$7.8M1520#39
Pediatrics$6.7M1216#40
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$5.5M1211
Surgery$3.8M78#37
Obstetrics & Gynecology$3.7M78
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$3.6M11
Family Medicine$3.1M67#14
Biomedical Engineering$2.5M55#46
Anesthesiology$1.1M22#42
Miscellaneous$938.9K26
Neurosurgery$821.6K11#44

Showing top 20 of 22 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Chicago based on NIH grant totals.

#1
David O Meltzer
5 grants
$8.3M
total funding
$7.6M
total funding
$6.4M
total funding
$6.2M
total funding
#5
John Schneider
6 grants
$6M
total funding
$5.6M
total funding
$5.2M
total funding
#8
Russell Brewer
3 grants
$4.7M
total funding
#9
Chuan He
4 grants
$3.9M
total funding
$3.7M
total funding