Comparing undergrad alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
Distinguished Service Medal
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States Military Academy NY | 572.0× | |
| United States Naval Academy MD | 47.1× | |
| Ohio State University OH | 2.7× | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA | 4.3× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 17.6× | |
| Virginia Military Institute VA | 24.1× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 2.2× | |
| Yale University CT | 4.6× | |
| Mississippi State University MS | 2.4× | |
| Louisiana State University LA | 3.7× | |
| Cornell University NY | 3.0× | |
| University of Missouri MO | 4.5× | |
| Excelsior University NY | 8.6× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 7.6× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 1.5× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States Military Academy NY | 202 | |
| United States Naval Academy MD | 17 |