Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Which schools produce the most (left), and where it's the biggest part of the school's identity (right). "3×" = that school's notable alumni are three times as likely to have this award as the typical school's. People who attended recently weigh more than those from earlier eras.
Most alumni
| School | Alumni | vs. typical |
|---|---|---|
| United States Naval Academy MD | 1017.6× | |
| United States Military Academy NY | 79.2× | |
| Naval Postgraduate School CA | 187.1× | |
| George Washington University DC | 13.5× | |
| University of Southern California CA | 6.2× | |
| Virginia Military Institute VA | 97.0× | |
| Louisiana State University LA | 3.7× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 10.9× | |
| Stanford University CA | 7.2× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 2.8× | |
| Harvard University MA | 5.5× | |
| University of West Florida FL | 11.3× | |
| Salve Regina University RI | 39.1× | |
| Villanova University PA | 7.6× | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology GA | 5.4× | |
| University of Notre Dame IN | 8.2× | |
| University of Virginia VA | 4.3× | |
| DePauw University IN | 33.1× | |
| Northwestern University IL | 4.8× |
Biggest part of the school's identity
Shares are shrunk toward the national rate for small counts, and
each school must clear the same size-scaled minimum (5–20 people) as the school pages.
| School | % of its noted alumni | Alumni |
|---|---|---|
| United States Naval Academy MD | 173 | |
| Naval Postgraduate School CA | 11 | |
| Virginia Military Institute VA | 5 | |
| George Washington University DC | 11 | |
| United States Military Academy NY | 13 |