Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
National Defense 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 | 82.8× | |
| United States Naval Academy MD | 57.9× | |
| George Washington University DC | 1.6× | |
| University of Southern California CA | 1.9× | |
| United States Air Force Academy CO | 65.7× | |
| Harvard University MA | 3.9× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 16.4× | |
| Naval Postgraduate School CA | 36.3× | |
| Stanford University CA | 3.9× | |
| Arizona State University AZ | 1.9× | |
| New York University NY | 1.0× | |
| University of South Carolina SC | 8.2× | |
| The Catholic University of America DC | 1.2× | |
| Virginia Military Institute VA | 1.0× | |
| Georgetown University DC | 2.4× | |
| Troy University AL | 2.0× | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology GA | 1.9× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States Military Academy NY | 26 | |
| United States Air Force Academy CO | 5 | |
| United States Naval Academy MD | 23 |