Princeton University ranks #5 globally with a prestige score of 570, earned across 153 prestigious academic awards including 18 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include John Nash, John Forbes Nash, Gerd Faltings.
570
Prestige Score
153
Total Awards
18
Nobel Prizes
9
Decades Active
98
Laureates
66
Award Types
19
Countries
33
Publications
2,814
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
31
Tier 1 • Apex
= 310 pts
69
Tier 2 • Elite
= 207 pts
53
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 53 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (7 types, 31 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (25 types, 69 total)
Wolf Prize in Physics: 3Wolf Prize in Chemistry: 2Wolf Prize in Mathematics: 5Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics: 4Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences: 1Shaw Prize in Astronomy: 3Shaw Prize in Mathematics: 4Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences: 4Balzan Prize: 5John Bates Clark Medal: 1Gruber Prize in Cosmology: 4Gruber Prize in Genetics: 1Holberg Prize: 1MacArthur Fellowship: 13National Medal of Science: 6ACM Prize in Computing: 2Dan David Prize: 1Tyler Prize: 1Blue Planet Prize: 1Vetlesen Prize: 2Pulitzer Prize: 1Enrico Fermi Award: 1Ostrowski Prize: 1Gairdner International Award: 1Priestley Medal: 1
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (34 types, 53 total)
Crafoord Prize in Mathematics: 1Crafoord Prize in Astronomy: 3Nemmers Prize in Mathematics: 5Schock Prize in Logic: 1Schock Prize in Mathematics: 3Gauss Prize: 1Darwin Medal: 2Sylvester Medal: 1Dirac Medal: 1Lorentz Medal: 2RAS Gold Medal: 1Bruce Medal: 3Henry Draper Medal: 3Marconi Prize: 1Gödel Prize: 1+19 more
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 (66 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
13(1987–2024)
Nobel Prize in Physics
10(1993–2024)
Fields Medal
8(1954–2022)
Nobel Prize in Economics
6(1979–2015)
National Medal of Science
6(1969–2000)
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
5(1984–2024)
Balzan Prize
5(1994–2022)
Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
5(1998–2022)
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
4(2012–2017)
Shaw Prize in Mathematics
4(2005–2024)
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
4(2005–2024)
Gruber Prize in Cosmology
4(2005–2015)
Abel Prize
3(2011–2026)
Wolf Prize in Physics
3(1986–1997)
Shaw Prize in Astronomy
3(2004–2010)
Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
3(1985–2005)
Schock Prize in Mathematics
3(1993–2001)
Bruce Medal
3(1965–2004)
Henry Draper Medal
3(1979–2005)
Knuth Prize
3(1996–2022)
Turing Award
2(1986–2000)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
2(2021–2022)
Darwin Medal
2(2018)
Lorentz Medal
2(1931–1978)
ACM Prize in Computing
2(2009–2023)
Harvey Prize
2(1994–1995)
Tang Prize in Mathematics
2(2016–2022)
Vetlesen Prize
2(2000–2021)
Steele Prize
2(1999–2018)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1(2021)
John Bates Clark Medal
1(1987–1991)
Gruber Prize in Genetics
1(2013)
Holberg Prize
1(2014)
Schock Prize in Logic
1(2001)
Gauss Prize
1(2022)
Sylvester Medal
1(1976–2000)
Dirac Medal
1(1985–1986)
RAS Gold Medal
1(1998)
Marconi Prize
1(2020)
Gödel Prize
1(2001)
Dan David Prize
1(2004)
Heineken Prize
1(2002)
Tyler Prize
1(2015)
Blue Planet Prize
1(1992)
Pulitzer Prize
1(2017)
Enrico Fermi Award
1(1958)
Arthur C. Cope Award
1(2011)
Tetrahedron Prize
1(2014)
King Faisal Prize
1(1993–1998)
Oliver Buckley Prize
1(1964–1986)
Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
1(1978–1998)
Leontief Prize
1(2002)
Fischer Black Prize
1(2011)
Skytte Prize
1(2005)
Kiel Excellence Award
1(2016)
Salem Prize
1(1990)
SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
1(2005)
Fermat Prize
1(1995)
Ostrowski Prize
1(2001)
Gairdner International Award
1(2023)
Priestley Medal
1(1972)
Fellow of the Royal Society
1(2009–2024)
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