Purdue University ranks #92 globally with a prestige score of 37, earned across 11 prestigious academic awards including 2 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Notable laureates include Ei-ichi Negishi, Herbert C. Brown, Seymour Benzer.
37
Prestige Score
11
Total Awards
2
Nobel Prizes
5
Decades Active
8
Laureates
7
Award Types
5
Countries
3
Publications
92
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
2
Tier 1 • Apex
= 20 pts
4
Tier 2 • Elite
= 12 pts
5
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 5 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 2 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (3 types, 4 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (3 types, 5 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)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2(1979–2010)
Arthur C. Cope Award
2(1978–2010)
Gairdner International Award
2(1987–2004)
Fellow of the Royal Society
2(2007–2022)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
1(1981)
Priestley Medal
1(1981)
Tetrahedron Prize
1(2007)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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