Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
William H. Nichols 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 | 34.9× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 13.0× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 30.9× | |
| Columbia University NY | 7.8× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 4.9× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 7.0× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 12.6× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 97.1× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 2.8× | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 2.0× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 2.6× | |
| University of Kansas KS | 3.6× | |
| University of Minnesota MN | 1.8× | |
| Cornell University NY | 3.7× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 11 | |
| Harvard University MA | 20 |