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 | 572.0× | |
| Harvard University MA | 26.7× | |
| Howard University DC | 41.5× | |
| Columbia University NY | 16.6× | |
| Yale University CT | 29.1× | |
| New York University NY | 6.9× | |
| University of Iowa IA | 8.0× | |
| Northwestern University IL | 7.7× | |
| Dillard University LA | 105.9× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 12.1× | |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA | 4.7× | |
| Antioch College OH | 543.3× | |
| Cornell University NY | 7.8× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 23.5× | |
| Fisk University TN | 122.6× | |
| CUNY Hunter College NY | 5.2× | |
| Syracuse University NY | 6.0× | |
| Tulane University LA | 12.6× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 2.9× |
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 |