| Award | People (all schools) | Schools |
|---|
| Guggenheim Fellowship |
13,094 |
320 |
| Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
5,436 |
208 |
| Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
3,210 |
144 |
| Legionnaire of Legion of Merit |
2,874 |
175 |
| Bronze Star Medal |
1,910 |
155 |
| Fulbright Scholarship |
1,831 |
148 |
| Fellow of the American Physical Society |
1,650 |
81 |
| MacArthur Fellows Program |
1,236 |
101 |
| Fellow of the American Mathematical Society |
1,206 |
58 |
| IEEE Fellow |
1,182 |
77 |
| Fellow of the American Statistical Association |
1,157 |
81 |
| ACM Fellow |
1,155 |
59 |
| Air Medal |
1,094 |
101 |
| Purple Heart |
1,002 |
109 |
| Silver Star |
864 |
69 |
| Fellow of the Econometric Society |
854 |
38 |
| Distinguished Flying Cross |
820 |
77 |
| Rhodes Scholarship |
723 |
60 |
| star on Hollywood Walk of Fame |
660 |
97 |
| National Medal of Science |
641 |
52 |
| Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics |
498 |
36 |
| Distinguished Service Medal |
464 |
35 |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom |
440 |
58 |
| Rome Prize |
424 |
51 |
| Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics |
371 |
39 |
| Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers |
371 |
42 |
| NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
358 |
45 |
| Berlin Prize |
357 |
42 |
| American Book Awards |
352 |
46 |
| Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering |
351 |
30 |
| Fellow of the American Geophysical Union |
347 |
34 |
| Legion of Merit |
346 |
33 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame |
344 |
43 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
340 |
27 |
| Clarivate Citation Laureates |
327 |
33 |
| Foreign Member of the Royal Society |
321 |
31 |
| Eagle Scout |
319 |
59 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society |
317 |
28 |
| George Polk Award |
307 |
39 |
| Wilbur Cross Medal |
304 |
21 |
| Medal of Honor |
273 |
28 |
| Navy Cross |
271 |
13 |
| Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
264 |
19 |
| AAAI Fellow |
258 |
24 |
| Meritorious Service Medal |
247 |
34 |
| Air Force Distinguished Service Medal |
246 |
27 |
| National Book Award |
237 |
26 |
| Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering |
232 |
33 |
| Knight of the Legion of Honour |
228 |
26 |
| APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology |
222 |
28 |
| Theatre World Award |
220 |
37 |
| Defense Superior Service Medal |
219 |
29 |
| Bancroft Prize |
211 |
23 |
| Canada Gairdner International Award |
209 |
32 |
| National Humanities Medal |
203 |
32 |
| Officer of the Order of Canada |
203 |
22 |
| William James Fellow Award |
188 |
26 |
| Fellow of the British Academy |
185 |
16 |
| Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America |
181 |
18 |
| Anonymous Was A Woman Award |
179 |
28 |
| honorary doctorate |
176 |
28 |
| Fellow of the Ecological Society of America |
173 |
25 |
| Fellow of the American Institute of Architects |
172 |
22 |
| Emmy Award |
170 |
30 |
| Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association |
167 |
17 |
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
165 |
22 |
| John Scott Award |
164 |
25 |
| honorary doctor of the University of Miami |
161 |
28 |
| National Medal of Arts |
160 |
25 |
| Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards |
156 |
26 |
| National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship |
151 |
34 |
| Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award |
151 |
18 |
| Humboldt Prize |
150 |
22 |
| Member of the Order of Canada |
143 |
19 |
| National Medal of Technology and Innovation |
142 |
23 |
| Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology |
142 |
24 |
| Benjamin Franklin Medal |
141 |
17 |
| Fellow of the American Craft Council |
140 |
30 |
| Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
140 |
16 |
| National Women's Hall of Fame |
139 |
25 |
| North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame |
132 |
9 |
| Inkpot Award |
132 |
25 |
| Fellow of the Optical Society |
130 |
16 |
| Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society |
129 |
23 |
| Nobel Prize in Physics |
128 |
15 |
| National Aviation Hall of Fame |
127 |
23 |
| Arts and Letters Award in Music |
126 |
16 |
| Edgar Awards |
126 |
24 |
| honorary doctor of Harvard University |
125 |
16 |
| Stanley Cup |
125 |
22 |
| Golden Plate Award |
124 |
19 |
| Time 100 |
121 |
21 |
| Distinguished Eagle Scout Award |
121 |
24 |
| Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
118 |
21 |
| Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
115 |
20 |
| Great Immigrants Award |
111 |
19 |
| Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award |
111 |
24 |
| National Defense Service Medal |
110 |
17 |
| APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology |
109 |
16 |
| Sloan Fellowship |
108 |
14 |
| United States Astronaut Hall of Fame |
108 |
18 |
| World War II Victory Medal |
108 |
15 |
| honorary degree from Spelman College |
108 |
19 |
| Pulitzer Prize for History |
107 |
15 |
| Writers Guild of America Award |
106 |
16 |
| Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society |
105 |
14 |
| Officer of the Legion of Honour |
105 |
15 |
| ACM Distinguished Member |
104 |
23 |
| Harvard Centennial Medal |
104 |
7 |
| Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics |
103 |
20 |
| Elliott Cresson Medal |
98 |
16 |
| Lambda Literary Award |
97 |
16 |
| BBC 100 Women |
97 |
19 |
| Legion of Honour |
96 |
11 |
| Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
95 |
14 |
| Centenary Prize |
95 |
12 |
| Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research |
95 |
18 |
| Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry |
94 |
15 |
| Fellow of the American Psychological Association |
92 |
21 |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
92 |
20 |
| Carnegie Fellow |
92 |
15 |
| Defense Distinguished Service Medal |
92 |
11 |
| Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel |
92 |
11 |
| International Swimming Hall of Fame |
92 |
13 |
| Willard Gibbs Award |
90 |
14 |
| Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine |
88 |
18 |
| IEEE Medal of Honor |
88 |
13 |
| Israel Prize |
85 |
14 |
| James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award |
85 |
15 |
| William H. Nichols Medal |
84 |
15 |
| Peabody Awards |
83 |
19 |
| Library Hall of Fame |
82 |
14 |
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
81 |
13 |
| Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic |
81 |
12 |
| Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize |
81 |
11 |
| Knight Bachelor |
80 |
11 |
| Presidential Young Investigator Award |
80 |
12 |
| Fellow of the Geological Society of America |
78 |
15 |
| Heinz Award |
77 |
11 |
| ACS Award in Pure Chemistry |
77 |
8 |
| International Space Hall of Fame |
75 |
15 |
| Marshall Scholarship |
75 |
7 |
| Turing Award |
74 |
11 |
| Humboldt Research Fellowship |
74 |
15 |
| Maryland Women's Hall of Fame |
74 |
17 |
| Michigan Women's Hall of Fame |
73 |
11 |
| Pulitzer Prize for Biography |
71 |
10 |
| Sterling Professor |
70 |
6 |
| Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship |
70 |
10 |
| Commendation Medal |
70 |
10 |
| Pulitzer Prize for Poetry |
70 |
12 |
| National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award |
69 |
10 |
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
69 |
13 |
| Howard Crosby Warren Medal |
69 |
10 |
| Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award |
69 |
11 |
| Rosenstiel Award |
68 |
10 |
| BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award |
68 |
12 |
| Shelley Memorial Award |
68 |
10 |
| EMBO Membership |
67 |
14 |
| NAS Award in Molecular Biology |
66 |
11 |
| Computer Pioneer Award |
66 |
12 |
| William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement |
66 |
14 |
| Penrose Medal |
66 |
12 |
| Pew Fellowship in the Arts |
64 |
12 |
| Congressional Gold Medal |
64 |
16 |
| Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres |
64 |
13 |
| ACM Software System Award |
64 |
9 |
| James B. Macelwane Medal |
63 |
9 |
| Spingarn Medal |
63 |
14 |
| Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists |
63 |
11 |
| Award for Distinguished Contributions to Developmental Psychology |
62 |
13 |
| honorary doctorate at the Laval University |
62 |
8 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
62 |
12 |
| Chicago Tribune Silver Football |
62 |
9 |
| New Jersey Hall of Fame |
61 |
12 |
| Kurt Lewin Award |
59 |
10 |
| Colorado Women's Hall of Fame |
59 |
10 |
| Commander of the Legion of Honour |
58 |
9 |
| Remsen Award |
58 |
8 |
| Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame |
58 |
7 |
| Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award |
58 |
10 |
| Sakurai Prize |
57 |
11 |
| Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres |
57 |
9 |
| American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal |
57 |
12 |
| Priestley Medal |
56 |
9 |
| American Campaign Medal |
55 |
7 |
| Computer History Museum Fellow |
55 |
9 |
| doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris |
55 |
7 |
| Ohio Women's Hall of Fame |
54 |
12 |
| Frederic Ives Medal |
54 |
8 |
| Companion of the Order of Canada |
54 |
8 |
| NAS Public Welfare Medal |
54 |
12 |
| Frederick W. Lanchester Prize |
54 |
8 |
| Oersted Medal |
54 |
9 |
| Rumford Prize |
54 |
10 |
| Dan David Prize |
54 |
8 |
| International Tennis Hall of Fame |
53 |
10 |
| Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets |
53 |
9 |
| Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy |
53 |
6 |
| Garvan–Olin Medal |
53 |
11 |