UC San Diego ranks #25 globally with a prestige score of 131, earned across 36 prestigious academic awards including 3 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Gairdner International Award. Notable laureates include Roger Y. Tsien, Harold C. Urey, Clive W.J. Granger.
131
Prestige Score
36
Total Awards
3
Nobel Prizes
7
Decades Active
10
Laureates
23
Award Types
5
Countries
11
Publications
384
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
5
Tier 1 • Apex
= 50 pts
25
Tier 2 • Elite
= 75 pts
6
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 6 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (4 types, 5 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (13 types, 25 total)
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences: 2Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics: 1Lasker Basic Medical Research: 1Shaw Prize in Astronomy: 1National Medal of Science: 1Massry Prize: 1Tyler Prize: 1Blue Planet Prize: 1Vetlesen Prize: 3MacArthur Fellowship: 3Gairdner International Award: 7Balzan Prize: 2Priestley Medal: 1
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 (23 types)
Gairdner International Award
7(1995–2014)
Vetlesen Prize
3(1963–1973)
Balzan Prize
2(1986)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1(1934–2008)
Nobel Prize in Economics
1(2003)
Shaw Prize in Astronomy
1(2009)
Massry Prize
1(2002)
Heineken Prize
1(2000)
Tyler Prize
1(2018)
Blue Planet Prize
1(2013)
Skytte Prize
1(1997)
Priestley Medal
1(1973)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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