McGill University ranks #74 globally with a prestige score of 49, earned across 19 prestigious academic awards. Its strongest area is Gairdner International Award. Notable laureates include Ernest Rutherford, Victoria Kaspi, Brenda Milner.
49
Prestige Score
19
Total Awards
0
Nobel Prizes
8
Decades Active
20
Laureates
9
Award Types
8
Countries
2
Publications
389
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
0
Tier 1 • Apex
= 0 pts
15
Tier 2 • Elite
= 45 pts
4
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 4 pts
Tier 2Elite Awards (6 types, 15 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (3 types, 4 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)
Gairdner International Award
10(1963–2017)
Fellow of the Royal Society
2(1940–2018)
Shaw Prize in Astronomy
1(2021)
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
1(2022)
Davy Medal
1(1904)
Hughes Medal
1(1905)
Templeton Prize
1(2007)
MacArthur Fellowship
1(2000)
Balzan Prize
1(2009)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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