University of Michigan ranks #45 globally with a prestige score of 73, earned across 24 prestigious academic awards including 1 Nobel Prize. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include Martin Lewis Perl, Charles Brenton Huggins, Martinus J.G. Veltman.
73
Prestige Score
24
Total Awards
1
Nobel Prizes
8
Decades Active
34
Laureates
8
Award Types
10
Countries
290
Publications
14,682
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
20
Tier 2 • Elite
= 60 pts
3
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 3 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 1 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (4 types, 20 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 (8 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
14(1989–2022)
Gairdner International Award
4(1966–1981)
Nobel Prize in Physics
1(1995–1999)
John Bates Clark Medal
1(1949)
Sakurai Prize
1(1989)
Salem Prize
1(1974)
Balzan Prize
1(2005)
Fellow of the Royal Society
1(1949)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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