Comparing undergrad alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
National Inventors Hall of Fame
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 137.5× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 14.6× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 15.6× | |
| Harvard University MA | 29.6× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 296.9× | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 7.1× | |
| Yale University CT | 37.7× | |
| Union College NY | 92.1× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 38.2× | |
| University of Minnesota MN | 3.7× | |
| Cornell University NY | 16.6× | |
| Ohio State University OH | 3.8× | |
| University of Utah UT | 7.2× | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY | 32.1× | |
| Stanford University CA | 22.5× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology CA | 5 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 12 |