Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
Humboldt Research Fellowship
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 | 46.8× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 18.8× | |
| Columbia University NY | 23.5× | |
| Stanford University CA | 30.9× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 57.9× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 35.3× | |
| University of Rochester NY | 42.8× | |
| Yale University CT | 28.3× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 31.1× | |
| Cornell University NY | 23.6× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 122.9× | |
| University of California-San Diego CA | 13.8× | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 6.2× | |
| Carnegie Mellon University PA | 31.4× | |
| Duke University NC | 20.9× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Rochester NY | 5 |