honorary degree from Spelman College
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spelman College GA | 657.4× | |
| Harvard University MA | 25.8× | |
| Howard University DC | 45.0× | |
| Columbia University NY | 23.7× | |
| Yale University CT | 27.3× | |
| New York University NY | 8.2× | |
| University of Iowa IA | 9.3× | |
| Northwestern University IL | 10.1× | |
| Dillard University LA | 129.1× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 15.6× | |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA | 4.9× | |
| Antioch College OH | 578.4× | |
| Cornell University NY | 9.8× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 19.2× | |
| Fisk University TN | 132.7× | |
| CUNY Hunter College NY | 6.8× | |
| Syracuse University NY | 6.2× | |
| Tulane University LA | 11.8× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 3.4× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spelman College GA | 26 | |
| Howard University DC | 12 |