University of Maryland ranks #120 globally with a prestige score of 25, earned across 8 prestigious academic awards including 1 Nobel Prize. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include Thomas Schelling, Herman Daly, Michael Fisher.
25
Prestige Score
8
Total Awards
1
Nobel Prizes
4
Decades Active
9
Laureates
6
Award Types
2
Countries
308
Publications
13,654
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
1
Tier 1 • Apex
= 10 pts
4
Tier 2 • Elite
= 12 pts
3
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 3 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 1 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (2 types, 4 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (3 types, 3 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 (6 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
3(1993–2019)
Nobel Prize in Economics
1(2005)
Blue Planet Prize
1(2014)
Oliver Buckley Prize
1(2022)
Lilienfeld Prize
1(2006)
Leontief Prize
1(2001)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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