Duke University School of Medicine ranked fifth among the nation's medical schools for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in fiscal year 2005.

Duke was sixth in funding for fiscal year 2004.

Duke's medical school received 684 NIH awards for a total of $349.8 million. This marks a 14.8 percent increase over the $304.7 million it received in fiscal year 2004, the largest percentage increase of the top 20 medical schools.