Pulitzer Prize for Biography
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 | 6.4× | |
| Columbia University NY | 4.3× | |
| Yale University CT | 8.2× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 11.6× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 1.6× | |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | 1.1× | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 1.0× | |
| Amherst College MA | 31.2× | |
| Brown University RI | 12.3× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 1.0× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University MA | 24 |