Princeton Math

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
15

<p>Princeton has long been at the absolute pinnacle of mathematics and there are few other institutions in the U.S. considered to be its rivals. In pure math and theory, Harvard and the Courant Institute at NYU are also highly regarded while MIT is considered quite strong as well. In the fall of 2010, the National Research Council released its long overdue rankings of graduate programs at major U.S. universities. Those rankings are considered the “gold standard” of academic department evaluations.</p>

<p>In both applied and pure mathematics, the National Research Council (averaging the “S” and “R” scores) ranked Princeton’s programs number one in the nation. </p>

<p>For more details regarding the survey and the above ranking, see:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/1006939-princeton-2010-national-research-council-nrc-rankings-news-item.html?highlight=national+research+council[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/1006939-princeton-2010-national-research-council-nrc-rankings-news-item.html?highlight=national+research+council&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>There are four major international prizes in mathematics:</p>

<p>Fields Medal</p>

<p>Princeton has had nine alumni and faculty members win the Fields Medal, more than any other U.S. Institution. The Fields Medal is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Mathematics”. The next closest U.S. Institution is Berkeley with eight alumni and faculty members, followed by Harvard and the U. of Chicago with six each. Internationally, Princeton is tied with the Ecole Normale Superieure in France.</p>

<p>Wolf Prize</p>

<p>Michael Artin, one of this year’s two Wolf Prize Winners in mathematics graduated from Princeton in 1955. The Wolf Prize is considered second only to the Fields Medal for mathematics. More Princeton graduates and faculty members have won Wolf Prizes than those associated with any other institution.</p>

<p>Fermat Prize</p>

<p>The last three winners of the Fermat Prize in Mathematics have been associated with Princeton and Princeton is more heavily represented than any other institution.</p>

<p>Abel Prize</p>

<p>Two Princeton graduates have won the Abel prize, giving Princeton more winners than any other institution.</p>