Cornell University ranks #17 globally with a prestige score of 178, earned across 40 prestigious academic awards including 8 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include Roald Hoffmann, Kenneth G. Wilson, Hans Bethe.
178
Prestige Score
40
Total Awards
8
Nobel Prizes
9
Decades Active
29
Laureates
21
Award Types
8
Countries
2
Publications
113
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
10
Tier 1 • Apex
= 100 pts
24
Tier 2 • Elite
= 72 pts
6
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 6 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (4 types, 10 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (12 types, 24 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (5 types, 6 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 (21 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
7(1982–2005)
Nobel Prize in Physics
4(1967–1996)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
3(1946–1981)
Turing Award
2(1986–1993)
Wolf Prize in Physics
2(1980)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
2(1981–1991)
Gairdner International Award
2(1980)
National Medal of Science
2(1975–1983)
Boltzmann Medal
2(1975–1983)
Priestley Medal
2(1990)
Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
1(1997)
ACM Prize in Computing
1(2008)
Harvey Prize
1(1987)
Pulitzer Prize
1(1978)
Enrico Fermi Award
1(1961)
Welch Award in Chemistry
1(1984)
Skytte Prize
1(2013)
Balzan Prize
1(2002)
Fellow of the Royal Society
1(2007)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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