University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #49
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$114.7M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
224
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
221
Principal investigators
National Rank
#49
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 $116.3M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #33 in FY2001 to #49 in FY2026. Best rank: #32; lowest rank: #50. 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 | $97.1M | #33 |
| FY2002 | $107M | #35 |
| FY2003 | $129.4M | #32 |
| FY2004 | $128.8M | #33 |
| FY2005 | $129.8M | #34 |
| FY2006 | $145.5M | #40 |
| FY2007 | $141.5M | #40 |
| FY2008 | $143.8M | #41 |
| FY2009 | $169.2M | #40 |
| FY2010 | $174.4M | #41 |
| FY2011 | $138.5M | #41 |
| FY2012 | $135.8M | #41 |
| FY2013 | $136M | #40 |
| FY2014 | $122.2M | #43 |
| FY2015 | $110.2M | #45 |
| FY2016 | $119.4M | #46 |
| FY2017 | $125.3M | #45 |
| FY2018 | $136.7M | #46 |
| FY2019 | $151.9M | #48 |
| FY2020 | $151.6M | #49 |
| FY2021 | $152M | #49 |
| FY2022 | $157.7M | #50 |
| FY2023 | $165.9M | #49 |
| FY2024 | $169.6M | #47 |
| FY2025 | $167.5M | #45 |
| FY2026 | $116.3M | #49 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Illinois at Chicago in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $20.5M | 33 | 37 | — |
| Pharmacology | $15.3M | 35 | 36 | #15 |
| Physiology | $9.2M | 14 | 12 | #13 |
| Psychiatry | $9.1M | 15 | 20 | #28 |
| Biochemistry | $5.9M | 8 | 5 | #62 |
| Ophthalmology | $5.9M | 14 | 13 | #13 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $5.4M | 12 | 10 | — |
| Anatomy/Cell Biology | $5.4M | 13 | 10 | #29 |
| Pediatrics | $3.9M | 5 | 4 | #41 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $3.9M | 6 | 7 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $3.4M | 8 | 10 | #31 |
| Chemistry | $3.3M | 6 | 7 | — |
| Dentistry | $3.1M | 9 | 11 | — |
| Pathology | $3.1M | 4 | 4 | #45 |
| Other Basic Sciences | $2.6M | 2 | 3 | — |
| Nutrition | $2.2M | 5 | 7 | — |
| Surgery | $1.7M | 3 | 2 | #49 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $1.4M | 3 | 3 | — |
| Biology | $1.4M | 4 | 4 | — |
| Miscellaneous | $1.4M | 2 | 2 | — |
Showing top 20 of 29 departments by funding.
Top funded principal investigators
Highest-funded PIs at University of Illinois at Chicago based on NIH grant totals.
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