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Emory ranks prominently in receiving NIH research funding, according to 2025 data released
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Janet Christenbury
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Emory University received more than $511 million in overall institutional research funding from the NIH in 2025, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, which ranks organizations by their funding amounts received.

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ATLANTA – As a leading research institution and well-established academic medical center, Emory University continues to advance science, innovation and clinical care through essential research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). According to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR), an independent, non-profit organization, Emory received more than $511 million in NIH funding in 2025. The increase moved Emory to No. 17 for overall institutional research funding from the NIH when compared to peers across the nation, up from No. 19 last year.  

BRIMR publishes rankings of U.S. academic institutions and health care systems each February, based on the research funding they received from the NIH the prior year. 

Additionally, Emory’s three health sciences schools all placed in the top 20 in the nation in their respective categories for NIH funding, with two in the top 5. 

  • School of Nursing: No. 3
  • School of Public Health: No. 4
  • School of Medicine: No. 16

“These rankings demonstrate Emory’s commitment across the university to advance research excellence, including our ability to translate scientific findings into better health outcomes,” says Adam Marcus, PhD, senior vice president for research at Emory University. “NIH funding is critical to strengthen and elevate our research enterprise and foster innovative collaboration across schools and disciplines.”

Emory School of Medicine has more than a dozen departments in the top 20 for NIH funding, including four in the top 10. Those departments in the top 10 include:

  • Pediatrics: No. 3
  • Biomedical Engineering and Biomedical Informatics: No. 5
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: No. 5
  • Urology: No. 10

The School of Medicine funding total also includes funding to investigators in Emory National Primate Research Center.

Visit the BRIMR website to see a complete list of the 2025 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings for NIH funding.


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