University of Illinois ranks #36 globally with a prestige score of 103, earned across 29 prestigious academic awards including 4 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include Elias James Corey, Paul C. Lauterbur, Anthony J. Leggett.
103
Prestige Score
29
Total Awards
4
Nobel Prizes
9
Decades Active
24
Laureates
16
Award Types
3
Countries
4
Publications
145
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
4
Tier 1 • Apex
= 40 pts
19
Tier 2 • Elite
= 57 pts
6
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 6 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (2 types, 4 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (9 types, 19 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (5 types, 6 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 (16 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
6(1983–2021)
Priestley Medal
4(1946–2004)
Nobel Prize in Physics
3(1972–2003)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
3(1983–2019)
Fellow of the Royal Society
2(1958–2014)
Wolf Prize in Physics
1(2003)
Japan Prize
1(1985)
National Medal of Science
1(2014)
Lorentz Medal
1(1957)
IEEE Medal of Honor
1(2008)
Leeuwenhoek Medal
1(1992)
Oliver Buckley Prize
1(1954)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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