Northwestern University ranks #52 globally with a prestige score of 66, earned across 15 prestigious academic awards including 3 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include Joel Mokyr, John A. Pople, Frederick Banting.
66
Prestige Score
15
Total Awards
3
Nobel Prizes
4
Decades Active
17
Laureates
7
Award Types
5
Countries
45
Publications
1,619
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
12
Tier 2 • Elite
= 36 pts
0
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 0 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (2 types, 3 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (5 types, 12 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 (7 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
6(2003–2022)
Priestley Medal
3(2001–2017)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2(1998–2016)
Nobel Prize in Economics
1(2010–2025)
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
1(2020)
Copley Medal
1(2002)
Balzan Prize
1(2015)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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