University of Pennsylvania ranks #19 globally with a prestige score of 169, earned across 54 prestigious academic awards including 5 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include Drew Weissman, Raymond Davis Jr., Lawrence Klein.
169
Prestige Score
54
Total Awards
5
Nobel Prizes
9
Decades Active
28
Laureates
28
Award Types
5
Countries
2
Publications
48
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
5
Tier 1 • Apex
= 50 pts
35
Tier 2 • Elite
= 105 pts
14
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 14 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (4 types, 5 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (14 types, 35 total)
Wolf Prize in Physics: 2Wolf Prize in Medicine: 1Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics: 2Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences: 5Lasker Basic Medical Research: 1Lasker Clinical Medical Research: 1Gairdner International Award: 7Shaw Prize in Life Science: 1Japan Prize: 1John Bates Clark Medal: 1MacArthur Fellowship: 10Dan David Prize: 1Ostrowski Prize: 1Priestley Medal: 1
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (10 types, 14 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 (28 types)
MacArthur Fellowship
10(1986–2024)
Gairdner International Award
7(1972–2021)
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
5(2020–2024)
Fellow of the Royal Society
3(2012)
Nobel Prize in Physics
2(1972–2002)
Wolf Prize in Physics
2(2000–2024)
Franklin Medal
2(2015)
Oliver Buckley Prize
2(2010)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1(2000)
Nobel Prize in Economics
1(1980)
Wolf Prize in Medicine
1(2022)
Shaw Prize in Life Science
1(2022)
Japan Prize
1(2022)
John Bates Clark Medal
1(1959)
Draper Prize
1(2023)
Dan David Prize
1(2021)
Heineken Prize
1(2014)
King Faisal Prize
1(2022)
Princess of Asturias Award
1(2021)
Ostrowski Prize
1(1998)
Priestley Medal
1(1926)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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