Institute for Advanced Study ranks #13 globally with a prestige score of 270, earned across 71 prestigious academic awards including 2 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Abel Prize. Notable laureates include Avi Wigderson, Pierre Deligne, John Milnor.
270
Prestige Score
71
Total Awards
2
Nobel Prizes
9
Decades Active
30
Laureates
33
Award Types
12
Countries
22
Publications
2,388
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
15
Tier 1 • Apex
= 150 pts
32
Tier 2 • Elite
= 96 pts
24
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 24 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (5 types, 15 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (13 types, 32 total)
Wolf Prize in Physics: 2Wolf Prize in Mathematics: 6Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics: 4Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics: 2Shaw Prize in Mathematics: 2Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences: 1Chern Medal: 1National Medal of Science: 1Templeton Prize: 1Enrico Fermi Award: 3Ostrowski Prize: 1MacArthur Fellowship: 5Balzan Prize: 3
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (15 types, 24 total)
Crafoord Prize in Mathematics: 2Nemmers Prize in Mathematics: 2Schock Prize in Mathematics: 1Franklin Medal: 1Sylvester Medal: 2Dirac Medal: 3Max Planck Medal: 1Henry Draper Medal: 1Knuth Prize: 1Harvey Prize: 1Tang Prize in Mathematics: 1King Faisal Prize: 1Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics: 4Steele Prize: 2Salem Prize: 1
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 (33 types)
Abel Prize
9(2004–2021)
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
6(1979–2008)
MacArthur Fellowship
5(1981–2006)
Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
4(1965–2007)
Fields Medal
3(1950–2002)
Dirac Medal
3(1985–1999)
Enrico Fermi Award
3(1956–1993)
Balzan Prize
3(1992–2004)
Wolf Prize in Physics
2(1981–2008)
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
2(2014–2017)
Shaw Prize in Mathematics
2(2005–2010)
Crafoord Prize in Mathematics
2(1988–2012)
Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
2(2000–2006)
Sylvester Medal
2(1943–2000)
Steele Prize
2(2004–2014)
Nobel Prize in Physics
1(1957–2004)
Nobel Prize in Economics
1(2007)
Turing Award
1(2023)
Schock Prize in Mathematics
1(1995–2008)
Chern Medal
1(2014)
Franklin Medal
1(1993)
National Medal of Science
1(1987–2000)
Max Planck Medal
1(1969)
Henry Draper Medal
1(1998)
Knuth Prize
1(2019)
Harvey Prize
1(1977–1995)
Tang Prize in Mathematics
1(2014–2016)
Templeton Prize
1(2000–2022)
King Faisal Prize
1(1987–2006)
Salem Prize
1(1983)
Ostrowski Prize
1(1991)
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