<p>Most universities and colleges seem to count Nobel laureates the same way – If they have ANY connection at all to the school – if they were on campus more than a few weeks – the school counts them so they can have “bragging rights.”. Look at Edward Prescott, the most recent Nobel prize winner in Economics. I’ve seen him mentioned on at least 3 different websites: CMU counts him (he received his Ph.D there), U of Minn counts him (he was on their faculty for 20 years) and ASU counts him (he had been there for just about one year when he won the award). If you look into it, you’ll find other examples.</p>