University of Cambridge ranks #4 globally with a prestige score of 669, earned across 178 prestigious academic awards including 36 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Fellow of the Royal Society. Notable laureates include John G. Thompson, Michael Atiyah, Greg Winter.
669
Prestige Score
178
Total Awards
36
Nobel Prizes
20
Decades Active
164
Laureates
51
Award Types
13
Countries
417
Publications
18,571
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
43
Tier 1 • Apex
= 430 pts
52
Tier 2 • Elite
= 156 pts
83
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 83 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (7 types, 43 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (19 types, 52 total)
Wolf Prize in Physics: 2Wolf Prize in Chemistry: 2Wolf Prize in Mathematics: 1Wolf Prize in Medicine: 2Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics: 1Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences: 3Lasker Basic Medical Research: 3Lasker Clinical Medical Research: 1Gairdner International Award: 6Kavli Prize in Astrophysics: 1Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences: 1Japan Prize: 1Copley Medal: 16Balzan Prize: 4Holberg Prize: 1Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering: 2Templeton Prize: 2Millennium Technology Prize: 2Ostrowski Prize: 1
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (25 types, 83 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 (51 types)
Fellow of the Royal Society
36(2014–2025)
Copley Medal
16(1987–2025)
Nobel Prize in Physics
13(1927–2019)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
12(1908–2018)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
7(1922–2012)
Royal Medal
7(1860–2018)
Gairdner International Award
6(1966–2018)
RAS Gold Medal
5(1924–1987)
Nobel Prize in Economics
4(1977–1998)
Fields Medal
4(1966–2018)
Balzan Prize
4(1961–2006)
Hughes Medal
4(1902–2004)
Eddington Medal
4(1958–2006)
Davy Medal
3(1904–2021)
Bruce Medal
3(1924–2006)
Turing Award
2(1967–1991)
Wolf Prize in Physics
2(1988–2024)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
2(1989)
Wolf Prize in Medicine
2(1999)
Dirac Medal
2(1987–1989)
Lorentz Medal
2(1930–1987)
Templeton Prize
2(2002–2011)
Millennium Technology Prize
2(2020)
SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
2(2007–2019)
Abel Prize
1(2004–2008)
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
1(1992)
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
1(2008)
Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
1(1997)
Holberg Prize
1(2017)
Franklin Medal
1(1981)
Darwin Medal
1(1948)
Sylvester Medal
1(1940–1973)
Max Planck Medal
1(1952)
Boltzmann Medal
1(2016)
Horwitz Prize
1(2009)
Harvey Prize
1(1980)
Princess of Asturias Award
1(1989)
Leontief Prize
1(2000–2013)
Salem Prize
1(2007)
Ostrowski Prize
1(2005)
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