 As of 2018, total hospital-based research funding topped $484 million placing Northwestern in the top 15 for the National Institutes of Health ranking among all American Medical Schools.In 2019, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked Northwestern Memorial as the top hospital in both Chicago and Illinois for the eighth consecutive year and #10 in the nation.In the same report, Northwestern Memorial is also nationally ranked in 12 adult specialties.