Columbia University ranks #10 globally with a prestige score of 338, earned across 78 prestigious academic awards including 19 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Gairdner International Award. Notable laureates include Louis E. Brus, Joseph Stiglitz, Martin Chalfie.
338
Prestige Score
78
Total Awards
19
Nobel Prizes
11
Decades Active
$20M
Endowment (2018)
60
Laureates
37
Award Types
15
Countries
2
Publications
21
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
20
Tier 1 • Apex
= 200 pts
40
Tier 2 • Elite
= 120 pts
18
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 18 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (5 types, 20 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (19 types, 40 total)
Wolf Prize in Physics: 1Wolf Prize in Chemistry: 2Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics: 1Lasker Basic Medical Research: 1Gairdner International Award: 12Shaw Prize in Life Science: 1Shaw Prize in Mathematics: 1Kavli Prize in Nanoscience: 2Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy: 1IEEE Medal of Honor: 1ACM Prize in Computing: 1Dan David Prize: 1Tyler Prize: 1Vetlesen Prize: 1Pulitzer Prize: 2Ostrowski Prize: 1MacArthur Fellowship: 7Balzan Prize: 1Priestley Medal: 2
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (13 types, 18 total)
Draper Prize: 1Knuth Prize: 1Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science: 1Heineken Prize: 1Volvo Environment Prize: 1BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge (Climate Change): 1Lilienfeld Prize: 1IEEE Neural Network Pioneer Award: 1Leontief Prize: 1Global Economy Prize: 1Kiel Excellence Award: 1SASTRA Ramanujan Prize: 2Fellow of the Royal Society: 5
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 (37 types)
Gairdner International Award
12(1959–2012)
MacArthur Fellowship
7(1982–2016)
Nobel Prize in Physics
6(1944–1998)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
5(1934–2023)
Fellow of the Royal Society
5(2024)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
4(1933–2004)
Nobel Prize in Economics
4(1996–2006)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
2(1995–2000)
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
2(2022)
Pulitzer Prize
2(1995–2011)
SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
2(2010–2021)
Priestley Medal
2(1938–1999)
Turing Award
1(2020)
Wolf Prize in Physics
1(1978)
Shaw Prize in Mathematics
1(2011)
IEEE Medal of Honor
1(1917)
ACM Prize in Computing
1(2017)
Knuth Prize
1(2005)
Dan David Prize
1(2005)
Heineken Prize
1(1996)
Tyler Prize
1(2002)
Vetlesen Prize
1(1959–1973)
Volvo Environment Prize
1(2006)
Lilienfeld Prize
1(2008)
Leontief Prize
1(2007)
Global Economy Prize
1(2005)
Kiel Excellence Award
1(2010)
Ostrowski Prize
1(1998)
Balzan Prize
1(2008)
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