Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
Spingarn 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University MA | 7.6× | |
| Howard University DC | 26.7× | |
| Fisk University TN | 176.2× | |
| Lincoln University PA | 62.0× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 7.1× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 4.0× | |
| Clark Atlanta University GA | 13.1× | |
| Morehouse College GA | 49.4× | |
| Hampton University VA | 17.3× | |
| Dillard University LA | 70.7× | |
| Alcorn State University MS | 42.6× | |
| Amherst College MA | 36.5× | |
| West Virginia State University WV | 21.7× | |
| Columbia University NY | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fisk University TN | 6 | |
| Howard University DC | 9 | |
| Lincoln University PA | 5 |