NIH funding profile · Maywood, IL · Higher education
Loyola University Chicago NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Loyola University Chicago received $20.0M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 55 award records and 54 principal investigators. That ranks #229 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #8 in Illinois, down 26.4% from FY2025.
FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.
FY2026 NIH funding
$20.0M
−26.4% vs FY2025
National rank
#229
Down 26 places from #203 vs FY2025
Rank in Illinois
#8
1.5% of Illinois NIH funding · up 1 place from #9
Awards · PIs
55
54 investigators · 14 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Loyola University Chicago received $108.6M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −2.0% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #203 (FY2025).
NIH institutes funding Loyola University Chicago, FY2026
16 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), accounted for 19.5% of the institution's NIH funding across 8 awards.
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$3.9M · 19.5%
8 awards · vs FY2025: −37.0%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$2.8M · 14.2%
10 awards · vs FY2025: −48.0%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$2.8M · 14.2%
7 awards · vs FY2025: −18.0%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$1.9M · 9.3%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +40.2%
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism$1.8M · 9.2%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +28.4%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$1.4M · 7.2%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +149.7%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$1.4M · 6.9%
5 awards · vs FY2025: −53.9%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$1.3M · 6.5%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +1.7%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$747K · 3.7%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −56.5%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$622K · 3.1%
1 award · vs FY2025: −26.6%
Also: NEI $377K · FIC $236K · NLM $161K · NIMHD $158K · NCATS $154K · NIDDK $108K
Award mechanism mix
Share of NIH award dollars by activity-code family in FY2026, with the FY2022 share for comparison. R01-equivalent research grants were 65.7% of funding.
- R01-equivalent65.7% · FY22 76.9%
- Other research (R)29.7% · FY22 15.8%
- Career development (K)2.4% · FY22 2.2%
- Other1.2% · FY22 1.2%
- Fellowships (F)0.8% · FY22 0.8%
- Institutional training (T)0.3% · FY22 2.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)0.0% · FY22 1.1%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 24 | $12.8M | 64.0% | $533K |
| R35 | 6 | $2.5M | 12.7% | $422K |
| R21 | 5 | $1.2M | 5.9% | $236K |
| R00 | 3 | $743K | 3.7% | $248K |
| R33 | 1 | $633K | 3.2% | $633K |
| R37 | 1 | $345K | 1.7% | $345K |
| R61 | 1 | $342K | 1.7% | $342K |
| K22 | 2 | $317K | 1.6% | $158K |
| R25 | 2 | $269K | 1.3% | $135K |
| D43 | 2 | $236K | 1.2% | $118K |
| R03 | 2 | $231K | 1.2% | $116K |
| K23 | 1 | $158K | 0.8% | $158K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Calcium Pump Regulation in Health and Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01HL092321-18 · NHLBI
$779KR01
- Rational design of a unique vaccine for emerging pandemic coronaviruses (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AI188950-02 · NIAID
$765KR01
- Family Assessment and Momentary Evaluation (FAME): Enhancing Self-Management in Youth with Spina Bifida (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HD118154-01A1 · NICHD
$689KR01
- Computational modeling for HCV vaccine trial design and optimal vaccine-based combination interventions (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AI158666-05 · NIAID
$685KR01
- Weighting Longitudinal Data to Access Opioid Analgesia Tapering Outcomes among Patients with Co-occurring Chronic Pain and Substance Use Disorder (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01DA057658-03 · NIDA
$678KR01
- Sex-specific regulation of microRNAs in Alzheimer Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AG082135-04 · NIA
$653KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 14 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Advancing Scalable AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support for AUC-Guided Vancomycin Dosing in ICU Patients (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R03TR006291-01 · NCATS · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$154KR03
- Toward the prevention of childhood B-ALL by maternal dietary intake of TVA (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA309034-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$483KR01
- In vivo analysis of secretory pathways driving systemic inflammation (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R03AI202285-01 · NIAID · Notice Aug 25, 2026
$77KR03
- Preclinical development of a prenyltransferase inhibitor to treat inflammatory neuropathy (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R61NS146354-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Aug 21, 2026
$342KR61
- Identification of leading causes and paths of death in alcoholic ARDS patients through clinical dataset-wide computations (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AA033945-01 · NIAAA · Notice Aug 19, 2026
$116KR21
- Mechanistic understanding of influenza virus inhibition by non-canonical ISG15 (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI202159-01 · NIAID · Notice Aug 18, 2026
$231KR21
Other NIH-funded institutions in Illinois
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL | $459.4M |
| 2 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $285.2M |
| 3 | University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL | $169.5M |
| 4 | National Opinion Research CenterChicago, IL | $84.4M |
| 5 | University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $81.5M |
| 6 | Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL | $55.9M |
| 7 | Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL | $37.0M |
| 8 | Loyola University ChicagoMaywood, IL | $20.0M |
| 9 | Alliance NCTN FoundationChicago, IL | $18.2M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 226 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | $20.3M |
| 227 | University of Arkansas at FayettevilleFayetteville, AR | $20.1M |
| 228 | University of MontanaMissoula, MT | $20.1M |
| 229 | Loyola University ChicagoMaywood, IL | $20.0M |
| 230 | Father Flanagan's Boys' HomeBoys Town, NE | $19.8M |
| 231 | Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military MedicineBethesda, MD | $19.6M |
| 232 | Montana State University - BozemanBozeman, MT | $19.5M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 224 | Texas A&M Agrilife ResearchCollege Station, TX | $20.9M |
| 225 | University of Nevada RenoReno, NV | $20.6M |
| 226 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | $20.3M |
| 227 | University of Arkansas at FayettevilleFayetteville, AR | $20.1M |
| 228 | University of MontanaMissoula, MT | $20.1M |
| 229 | Loyola University ChicagoMaywood, IL | $20.0M |
| 232 | Montana State University - BozemanBozeman, MT | $19.5M |
About these numbers
Source: the public NIH RePORTER API, refreshed October 16, 2026. See our data methodology and the guide to reading NIH funding rankings by university.
- Who is countedAwards made to NIH recipient organization code 4689203. A university's medical school, affiliated hospital, or other campuses can be separate NIH recipients with their own totals.
- What is countedTotal award amount (direct plus indirect) obligated in each fiscal year for grants, cooperative agreements, training awards, SBIR/STTR, and R&D contracts. Subprojects, intramural research, and interagency agreements are excluded.
- InstitutesEach award is credited in full to its administering institute, even when other institutes co-fund it.
- SubawardsNIH reports the prime recipient only, so research this institution performs under another organization's grant is not included here.