Most Nobel Laureates, Berkeley or Yale?
UC Berkeley has more Nobel Laureates, Faculty and Alumni than Harvard, Princeton or Yale
Congratulations to UCSB Materials Professor Shuji Nakamura for winning a 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics. “This year’s Nobel Laureates are rewarded for having invented a new energy-efficient and environment-friendly light source – the blue light-emitting diode (LED).” – Source Nobelprize.org. A total of 61 current faculty and researchers affiliated with the University of California have won 62 Nobel Prizes and countless others have walked the UC Halls before them.
Berkeley leads the pack with 65 past and present Nobel Laureates. The school has such a reputation for having prize laureates that faculty Nobel winners can take advantage of exclusive parking spaces around campus. At first I had my doubts about this but sure enough, NPR confirmed it’s still true. Not only did these professors win the Nobel Prize but they were also awarded free parking spots on the Berkeley campus…priceless. NPR Story. (UC Nobel Laureates)
UCLA has had seven alumni go on to win the Nobel Prize. For now here is the current list as presented by the University of California. – Source UC Nobel Laureates:
| Name | Campus | Year | Award |
| Nakamura, Shuji | Santa Barbara | 2014 | Physics |
| Schekman, Randy W. | Berkeley | 2013 | Physiology or medicine |
| Shapley, Lloyd S. | Los Angeles | 2012 | Economics |
| Yamanaka, Shinya | San Francisco | 2012 | Physiology or medicine |
| Perlmutter, Saul | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 2011 | Physics |
| Blackburn, Elizabeth H. | San Francisco | 2009 | Physiology or medicine |
| Williamson, Oliver E. | Berkeley | 2009 | Economics |
| Tsien, Roger Y. | San Diego | 2008 | Chemistry |
| Smoot, George F. | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 2006 | Physics |
| Gross, David J. | Santa Barbara | 2004 | Physics |
| Kydland, Finn E. | Santa Barbara | 2004 | Economic sciences |
| Rose, Irwin | Irvine | 2004 | Chemistry |
| Engle, Robert F. | San Diego | 2003 | Economic sciences |
| Granger, Clive W. J.* | San Diego | 2003 | Economic sciences |
| Brenner, Sydney | San Diego | 2002 | Physiology or medicine |
| Akerlof, George A. | Berkeley | 2001 | Economic sciences |
| Heeger, Alan J. | Santa Barbara | 2000 | Chemistry |
| Kroemer, Herbert | Santa Barbara | 2000 | Physics |
| McFadden, Daniel L. | Berkeley | 2000 | Economic sciences |
| Ignarro, Louis J. | Los Angeles | 1998 | Physiology or medicine |
| Kohn, Walter | Santa Barbara | 1998 | Chemistry |
| Laughlin, Robert B. | Livermore Lab | 1998 | Physics |
| Boyer, Paul D. | Los Angeles | 1997 | Chemistry |
| Chu, Steven | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 1997 | Physics |
| Prusiner, Stanley B. | San Francisco | 1997 | Physiology or medicine |
| Crutzen, Paul | San Diego | 1995 | Chemistry |
| Molina, Mario J. | San Diego | 1995 | Chemistry |
| Reines, Frederick* | Irvine | 1995 | Physics |
| Rowland, F. Sherwood* | Irvine | 1995 | Chemistry |
| Harsanyi, John C.* | Berkeley | 1994 | Economic sciences |
| Markowitz, Harry M. | San Diego | 1990 | Economic sciences |
| Bishop, J. Michael | San Francisco | 1989 | Physiology or medicine |
| Varmus, Harold E. | San Francisco | 1989 | Physiology or medicine |
| Cram, Donald J.* | Los Angeles | 1987 | Chemistry |
| Lee, Yuan T. | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 1986 | Chemistry |
| Debreu, Gerard* | Berkeley | 1983 | Economic sciences |
| Milosz, Czeslaw* | Berkeley | 1980 | Literature |
| Guillemin, Roger | San Diego | 1977 | Physiology or medicine |
| Dulbecco, Renato* | San Diego | 1975 | Physiology or medicine |
| Palade, George E.* | San Diego | 1974 | Physiology or medicine |
| Schrieffer, J. Robert | Santa Barbara | 1972 | Physics |
| Alfven, Hannes* | San Diego | 1970 | Physics |
| Alvarez, Luis W.* | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 1968 | Physics |
| Holley, Robert W.* | San Diego | 1968 | Physiology or medicine |
| Schwinger, Julian* | Los Angeles | 1965 | Physics |
| Townes, Charles H. | Berkeley | 1964 | Physics |
| Goeppert-Mayer, Maria* | San Diego | 1963 | Physics |
| Crick, Francis H. C.* | San Diego | 1962 | Physiology or medicine |
| Pauling, Linus* | San Diego | 1962 | Chemistry |
| Calvin, Melvin* | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 1961 | Chemistry |
| Glaser, Donald A..* | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 1960 | Physics |
| Libby, Willard F.* | Los Angeles | 1960 | Chemistry |
| Chamberlain, Owen* | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 1959 | Physics |
| Segre, Emilio G.* | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 1959 | Chemistry |
| Pauling, Linus* | San Diego | 1954 | Peace |
| McMillan, Edwin M.* | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 1951 | Chemistry |
| Seaborg, Glenn T.* | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 1951 | Chemistry |
| Giauque, William F.* | Berkeley | 1949 | Chemistry |
| Northrop, John H.* | Berkeley | 1946 | Chemistry |
| Stanley, Wendell M.* | Berkeley | 1946 | Chemistry |
| Lawrence, Ernest O.* | Berkeley/Berkeley Lab | 1939 | Physics |
| Urey, Harold C.* | San Diego | 1934 | Chemistry |
| * deceased |
