Fellow of the Optical Society
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 114.4× | |
| Stanford University CA | 57.7× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 22.1× | |
| Harvard University MA | 32.3× | |
| University of Rochester NY | 45.5× | |
| Cornell University NY | 24.3× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 8.3× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 145.2× | |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | 17.0× | |
| Columbia University NY | 11.6× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 27.4× | |
| University of Arizona AZ | 4.1× | |
| Brown University RI | 18.0× | |
| Bryn Mawr College PA | 75.5× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 5.9× | |
| Swarthmore College PA | 98.3× |
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 | 9 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 25 | |
| Stanford University CA | 19 | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 6 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 16 |