Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
Golden Plate Award
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 | 5.3× | |
| Columbia University NY | 3.6× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 1.2× | |
| Yale University CT | 2.4× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 6.7× | |
| Stanford University CA | 1.6× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 6.0× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 3.4× | |
| New York University NY | 1.3× | |
| United States Naval Academy MD | 3.5× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 1.6× | |
| University of Southern California CA | 1.4× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 1.2× | |
| University of Minnesota MN | 1.1× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 1.6× | |
| Cornell University NY | 1.2× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 1.1× | |
| The New School NY | 1.9× | |
| University of Nebraska NE | 1.1× |
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 Naval Academy MD | 5 | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 8 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 10 |