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 | 116.6× | |
| United States Military Academy NY | 6.9× | |
| Naval Postgraduate School CA | 40.7× | |
| George Washington University DC | 1.9× | |
| University of Southern California CA | 2.5× | |
| Virginia Military Institute VA | 17.9× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 3.7× | |
| Stanford University CA | 1.8× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 1.4× | |
| Harvard University MA | 1.6× | |
| Louisiana State University LA | 1.2× | |
| University of Notre Dame IN | 5.7× | |
| University of West Florida FL | 3.2× | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology GA | 1.4× | |
| DePauw University IN | 1.9× | |
| Salve Regina University RI | 14.3× | |
| Northwestern University IL | 2.9× | |
| University of Virginia VA | 1.0× |
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 | |
| United States Military Academy NY | 13 |