Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
Library Hall of Fame
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago IL | 91.6× | |
| Harvard University MA | 39.5× | |
| Columbia University NY | 25.4× | |
| Yale University CT | 35.8× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 8.7× | |
| Amherst College MA | 135.2× | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology IL | 23.0× | |
| Pratt Institute-Main NY | 37.9× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 4.0× | |
| Wellesley College MA | 73.6× | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC | 7.1× | |
| Case Western Reserve University OH | 19.1× | |
| Brown University RI | 22.0× | |
| University of Pittsburgh PA | 5.7× |
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 Chicago IL | 18 |