honorary doctorate
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University MA | 10.1× | |
| Columbia University NY | 2.5× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 11.2× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 2.0× | |
| Yale University CT | 5.7× | |
| New York University NY | 2.9× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 1.5× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 2.6× | |
| Cornell University NY | 3.4× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 4.5× | |
| Stanford University CA | 12.3× | |
| University of Iowa IA | 1.9× | |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | 9.3× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 3.4× | |
| Howard University DC | 1.9× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 2.0× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 1.7× | |
| Oberlin College OH | 31.6× | |
| University of Kansas KS | 1.7× | |
| George Washington University DC | 3.1× | |
| University of Minnesota MN | 0.8× | |
| Georgetown University DC | 1.9× | |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 0.9× | |
| Wellesley College MA | 3.6× | |
| The Juilliard School NY | 67.2× | |
| Brown University RI | 12.6× | |
| Brandeis University MA | 4.6× | |
| Syracuse University NY | 1.1× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 15 | |
| Harvard University MA | 34 | |
| University of Michigan MI | 12 | |
| Columbia University NY | 19 |