University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks #46 globally with a prestige score of 72, earned across 17 prestigious academic awards including 3 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is MacArthur Fellowship. Notable laureates include Howard Temin, Har Gobind Khorana, Joshua Lederberg.
72
Prestige Score
17
Total Awards
3
Nobel Prizes
7
Decades Active
4
Laureates
6
Award Types
2
Countries
16
Publications
197
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
14
Tier 2 • Elite
= 42 pts
0
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 0 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 3 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (5 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 (6 types)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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