UC Santa Barbara ranks #43 globally with a prestige score of 76, earned across 15 prestigious academic awards including 5 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include Shuji Nakamura, David J. Gross, Alan J. Heeger.
76
Prestige Score
15
Total Awards
5
Nobel Prizes
4
Decades Active
7
Laureates
7
Award Types
4
Countries
71
Publications
124
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
8
Tier 2 • Elite
= 24 pts
2
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 2 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (2 types, 5 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (4 types, 8 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (1 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 (7 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
4(1987)
Nobel Prize in Physics
3(2000–2014)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2(1998–2000)
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
2(2013–2017)
Wolf Prize in Physics
1(1990–2008)
Millennium Technology Prize
1(2006)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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