University of Minnesota ranks #59 globally with a prestige score of 57, earned across 12 prestigious academic awards including 1 Nobel Prize. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include Leonid Hurwicz, Steven Ruggles, Damien Fair.
57
Prestige Score
12
Total Awards
1
Nobel Prizes
7
Decades Active
9
Laureates
5
Award Types
3
Countries
157
Publications
8,302
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
3
Tier 1 • Apex
= 30 pts
9
Tier 2 • Elite
= 27 pts
0
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 0 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (2 types, 3 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (3 types, 9 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 (5 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
4(1990–2022)
Priestley Medal
3(1952–1982)
Balzan Prize
2(2014)
Nobel Prize in Economics
1(2007)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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