Rockefeller University ranks #12 globally with a prestige score of 289, earned across 51 prestigious academic awards including 20 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Notable laureates include Michael W. Young, Ralph M. Steinman, Paul Nurse.
289
Prestige Score
51
Total Awards
20
Nobel Prizes
11
Decades Active
37
Laureates
13
Award Types
10
Countries
4
Publications
143
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
20
Tier 1 • Apex
= 200 pts
29
Tier 2 • Elite
= 87 pts
2
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 2 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (2 types, 20 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (9 types, 29 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (2 types, 2 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 (13 types)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
14(1966–2020)
Gairdner International Award
12(1970–2020)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
6(1946–2003)
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
5(2013–2020)
Lasker Basic Medical Research
4(1946–1993)
MacArthur Fellowship
3(1986–2019)
Wolf Prize in Physics
1(1986)
Shaw Prize in Life Science
1(2013)
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
1(2012)
Copley Medal
1(1945–2005)
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
1(2013)
Horwitz Prize
1(1970–2001)
Heineken Prize
1(1973)
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