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 | 112.5× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 22.8× | |
| Stanford University CA | 49.9× | |
| Harvard University MA | 29.9× | |
| University of Rochester NY | 47.4× | |
| Cornell University NY | 18.4× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 159.6× | |
| Columbia University NY | 6.8× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 4.3× | |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | 10.1× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 23.4× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 6.3× | |
| Swarthmore College PA | 89.2× | |
| Brown University RI | 23.2× |
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 | 8 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 22 | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 5 | |
| Stanford University CA | 14 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 15 |