The Nobel Prize is considered one of the greatest life achievements, as has been the case for the last century. The international prize is bestowed upon individuals who have made far-reaching contributions to human understanding. Many recipients are professors at renowned universities, including many in the U.S.
But some schools have had far more success than others.
The Nobel Prize was a creation of Alfred Nobel, a storied inventor responsible for creating dynamite. After Nobel's death in 1896, through his last will and testament, the public learned he left behind a large sum of money to fund awards in his name for the most influential organizations and individual contributors to science, the arts, and world peace.
Today, the award is associated with many of the most revered figures around the world, deemed Nobel laureates. Recipients include Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and Theodore Roosevelt.
The colleges that employ these honorees can add significant value for students who may have the opportunity to learn from them and even work alongside them in a research capacity. They also offer the laureates abundant resources to continue their research and work on things like discoveries about the physics of our galaxy, combating infectious diseases, and eliminating poverty.
Study.com identified the 10 U.S. universities that have employed the most Nobel Prize winners, tallied according to the awardees' organization affiliations at the time of the award. Counts include Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and physiology/medicine, economic sciences, and peace efforts.
The universities that employ Nobel recipients are not always the same schools where those recipients studied for their degrees. The employment of these influential thinkers could say as much about the donor base of a university as it does the quality of education there. Many of the universities with the largest number of staff who go on to become laureates also benefit from the biggest endowments.
