University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #14
NIH Funding · FY2024
Total Funding
$493.6M
Fiscal year 2024
Grants Awarded
1,078
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,041
Principal investigators
National Rank
#14
Among schools ranked in FY2024
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 $326.8M.
Medical-school rank history
Published rank moved from #16 in FY2001 to #12 in FY2026. Best rank: #9; 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 | $213.9M | #16 |
| FY2002 | $237M | #16 |
| FY2003 | $254.2M | #16 |
| FY2004 | $280.1M | #15 |
| FY2005 | $291.1M | #15 |
| FY2006 | $305.4M | #15 |
| FY2007 | $321.8M | #13 |
| FY2008 | $367.2M | #13 |
| FY2009 | $419.4M | #14 |
| FY2010 | $431M | #15 |
| FY2011 | $377.7M | #13 |
| FY2012 | $398.9M | #11 |
| FY2013 | $403M | #9 |
| FY2014 | $422.3M | #9 |
| FY2015 | $395.7M | #11 |
| FY2016 | $443.1M | #10 |
| FY2017 | $436.1M | #13 |
| FY2018 | $468.2M | #14 |
| FY2019 | $525.7M | #12 |
| FY2020 | $520.6M | #15 |
| FY2021 | $513.6M | #16 |
| FY2022 | $598.7M | #15 |
| FY2023 | $594.9M | #14 |
| FY2024 | $506.3M | #14 |
| FY2025 | $485M | #16 |
| FY2026 | $326.8M | #12 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in FY2024.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $89.2M | 154 | 159 | — |
| Genetics | $42.6M | 77 | 83 | #2 |
| Pharmacology | $32.2M | 83 | 79 | #4 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $31.6M | 77 | 82 | — |
| Physiology | $21.2M | 64 | 57 | #2 |
| Psychiatry | $20.8M | 50 | 61 | #17 |
| Pediatrics | $18.8M | 40 | 47 | #21 |
| Nutrition | $18.3M | 26 | 35 | — |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $16.3M | 39 | 36 | — |
| Miscellaneous | $16.1M | 33 | 35 | — |
| Social Sciences | $13.4M | 6 | 10 | — |
| Biochemistry | $13.3M | 31 | 24 | #17 |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $11.4M | 17 | 19 | — |
| Biostatistics & Other Math Sci | $11.2M | 21 | 28 | — |
| Psychology | $9.8M | 35 | 36 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | $9.6M | 25 | 23 | #13 |
| Pathology | $9.3M | 21 | 26 | #25 |
| Chemistry | $7.7M | 26 | 20 | — |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $6.1M | 17 | 18 | — |
| Anesthesiology | $6M | 5 | 6 | #16 |
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.
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