Historically speaking, the NIH has ranked funding for Biophysics together with funding for Physiology & Biophysics, reflecting the tendency of most medical schools to offer a combined Physiology & Biophysics department. The NIH published funding for stand-alone Biophysics departments for the first time in 2004. Now, only 2 of 122 medical schools has a Biophysics department that is listed separately in the 2005 funding tables. Consequently, a review of the 2005 funding tables may more accurately reflect the options available for prospective students of Biophysics.