University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · School Of Medicine
Med School Rank #12
NIH Funding · FY2026
Provisional ranking · FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026
Total Funding
$376.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
648
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
693
Principal investigators
National Rank
#12
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 $381.9M.
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 | $381.9M | #12 |
Top departments by funding
Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in FY2026.
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| Department | Funding | Grants | PIs | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine/Medicine | $97.1M | 106 | 124 | — |
| Genetics | $41.3M | 55 | 71 | #1 |
| Pharmacology | $29.1M | 54 | 67 | #4 |
| Microbiology/Immun/Virology | $21.4M | 32 | 31 | — |
| Physiology | $19M | 46 | 44 | #2 |
| Public Health & Prev Medicine | $18.5M | 40 | 43 | — |
| Biochemistry | $15.5M | 21 | 23 | #18 |
| Miscellaneous | $14.7M | 18 | 20 | — |
| Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology | $13.4M | 21 | 26 | — |
| Pediatrics | $13.3M | 23 | 29 | #19 |
| Psychiatry | $12.4M | 21 | 35 | #19 |
| Nutrition | $10.7M | 14 | 22 | — |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | $10.7M | 25 | 28 | — |
| Otolaryngology | $9.9M | 4 | 31 | #21 |
| Social Sciences | $8.8M | 6 | 9 | — |
| Pathology | $8.5M | 17 | 19 | #24 |
| Surgery | $7.4M | 12 | 21 | #26 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $7M | 13 | 12 | #21 |
| Psychology | $5.8M | 16 | 18 | — |
| Chemistry | $5.6M | 12 | 11 | — |
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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$16.5M
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