Brandeis University ranks #104 globally with a prestige score of 31, earned across 8 prestigious academic awards including 1 Nobel Prize. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include Michael Rosbash, Jeffrey C. Hall, Eve Marder.
31
Prestige Score
8
Total Awards
1
Nobel Prizes
3
Decades Active
8
Laureates
6
Award Types
3
Countries
3
Publications
18
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
1
Tier 1 • Apex
= 10 pts
7
Tier 2 • Elite
= 21 pts
0
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 0 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 1 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (5 types, 7 total)
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
Awards by Category
Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (6 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
2(1994–2000)
Gairdner International Award
2(1975–2012)
Shaw Prize in Life Science
1(2013)
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
1(2016)
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
1(2016)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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