Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton University NJ | 152.3× | |
| Harvard University MA | 46.3× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 51.1× | |
| Columbia University NY | 20.7× | |
| Yale University CT | 37.3× | |
| New York University NY | 11.3× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 9.7× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 161.8× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 9.4× | |
| University of Washington WA | 8.0× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton University NJ | 10 |