Brown University ranks #61 globally with a prestige score of 56, earned across 13 prestigious academic awards including 2 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include David Mumford, J. Michael Kosterlitz, Michael Kosterlitz.
56
Prestige Score
13
Total Awards
2
Nobel Prizes
6
Decades Active
12
Laureates
9
Award Types
3
Countries
23
Publications
195
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
3
Tier 1 • Apex
= 30 pts
8
Tier 2 • Elite
= 24 pts
2
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 2 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (2 types, 3 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (5 types, 8 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (2 types, 2 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 (9 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
4(1987–2024)
Nobel Prize in Physics
2(1972–2016)
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
1(2008)
Shaw Prize in Mathematics
1(2006)
Japan Prize
1(2012)
Balzan Prize
1(1986)
Dijkstra Prize
1(2004)
Sakurai Prize
1(2010)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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