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School/Unit by Admin. Unit by P.I. Appointing Dept.
School of Medicine $382,470,078.97 $384,789,710.67
Vice Chancellor for Research $155,593,896.53 $42,753,768.09
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health $91,331,595.48 $164,656,873.39
College of Arts & Sciences $88,731,572.72 $114,995,731.22
School of Pharmacy $25,237,596.65 $25,044,299.98
School of Dentistry $11,369,684.07 $11,650,653.07
School of Social Work $9,977,619.00 $12,198,555.00
School of Nursing $5,646,774.00 $5,646,774.00
Provost $5,504,540.36 $5,113,801.36
School of Information and Library Science $3,871,071.00 $7,520,659.00
Kenan-Flagler Business School $1,966,202.98 $1,716,202.98
School of Government $1,637,502.01 $1,637,502.01
Vice Chancellor Finance and Administration $1,544,803.00 $1,504,803.00
School of Education $1,037,279.85 $6,366,356.85
Graduate School $841,166.00 $1,073,454.00
Vice Chancellor University Advancement $580,201.00 $580,201.00
School of Law $385,690.00 $385,690.00
Vice Chancellor Student Affairs Office $132,022.00 $132,022.00
School of Journalism and Mass Communication $98,141.00 $113,021.00
Office of Provost Health Affairs $67,675.00 $67,675.00
Office of Provost Academic Affairs n/a $77,358.00
Grand Total $788,025,111.62 $788,025,111.62

 


Sources of Research Funding, FY 2011, UNC-Chapel Hill

All Sources: $788M

Federal Government 73%
Educational and Research Institutions 8%
Foundations 6%
Business and Industry 5%
State Government 3.5%
Nonprofit Organizations 1.6%
Associations 1.5%
Local Government, Other Sponsors each <1%

Breakdown of Federal Funding, FY 2011, UNC-Chapel Hill

Federal funding: $575M (73% of all UNC research funding)

National Institutes of Health (NIH) 69%
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (non-NIH) 9%
Agency for International Development (USAID) 7%
National Science Foundation (NSF) 5.3%
Department of Education (DOED) 2.4%
Department of Energy (DOE) 1.7%
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 1.5%
Department of Defense (DOD) 1.5%
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1.1%
Other Sponsors 1.5%

All figures and percentages rounded.


Research Funding, FY 2011, Schools and Units by Selected Funding Source

NIH NSF Other Federal Bus. & Industry State Gov’t Other Sponsors1 Totals, by School/Unit
Sch. of Medicine 259,877,215 1,158,490 27,315,081 21,172,710 7,538,526 65,408,057 $382,470,079
% of school or unit total 67.9% 0.3% 7.1% 5.5% 2.0% 17.1% 100.0%
% of UNC total 33.0% 0.1% 3.5% 2.7% 1.0% 8.3% 48.5%
Vice Chancellor for Research 36,377,365 4,514,595 74,506,085 2,578,455 5,227,020 32,390,377 $155,593,897
% of school or unit total 23.4% 2.9% 47.9% 1.7% 3.4% 20.8% 100.0%
% of UNC total 4.6% 0.6% 9.5% 0.3% 0.7% 4.1% 19.7%
Sch. of Public Health 48,112,082 796,046 20,004,646 1,924,083 4,767,330 15,727,408 $91,331,595
% of school or unit total 52.7% 0.9% 21.9% 2.1% 5.2% 17.2% 100.0%
% of UNC total 6.1% 0.1% 2.5% 0.2% 0.6% 2.0% 11.6%
Coll. of Arts & Sciences 23,665,930 22,779,991 16,147,874 4,035,103 827,198 21,275,476 $88,731,573
% of school or unit total 26.7% 25.7% 18.2% 4.5% 0.9% 24.0% 100.0%
% of UNC total 3.0% 2.9% 2.0% 0.5% 0.1% 2.7% 11.3%
Sch. of Pharmacy 16,114,025 185,999 750,000 6,250,129 0 1,937,444 $25,237,597
% of school or unit total 63.8% 0.7% 3.0% 24.8% 0.0% 7.7% 100.0%
% of UNC total 2.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.8% 0.0% 0.2% 3.2%
Sch. of Dentistry 8,881,774 0 414,867 1,116,705 0 956,338 $11,369,684
% of school or unit total 78.1% 0.0% 3.6% 9.8% 0.0% 8.4% 100.0%
% of UNC total 1.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 1.4%
Sch. of Social Work 0 0 2,137,319 113,695 6,849,507 877,098 $9,977,619
% of school or unit total 0.0% 0.0% 21.4% 1.1% 68.6% 8.8% 100.0%
% of UNC total 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.9% 0.1% 1.3%
Sch. of Nursing 2,527,752 0 1,819,771 0 112,256 1,186,995 $5,646,774
% of school or unit total 44.8% 0.0% 32.2% 0.0% 2.0% 21.0% 100.0%
% of UNC total 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.7%
Other Units2 0 1,284,954 5,672,144 356,906 2,274,235 7,112,167 $16,700,405
% of Other Units total 0.0% 7.7% 34.0% 2.1% 13.6% 42.6% 100.0%
% of UNC total 0.0% 0.2% 0.7% 0.0% 0.3% 0.9% 2.1%
Totals, by Sponsor Name/Type $395,556,147 $30,720,077 $148,767,792 $37,547,786 $27,596,074 $147,837,257 GRAND TOTAL: $788,025,133
% of UNC total 50.2% 3.9% 18.88% 4.76% 3.5% 18.76% 100%

1Other sponsors includes all associations, educational and research institutions, non-U.S. federal agencies, foundations, local governments, nonprofits, and others

2Other Units includes the Office of the Provost, School of Information and Library Science, Kenan-Flagler Business School, School of Government, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, School of Education, Graduate School, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, School of Law, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Office of the Provost for Health Affairs.