Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
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 | 97.2× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 18.7× | |
| Stanford University CA | 44.0× | |
| Harvard University MA | 21.7× | |
| University of Rochester NY | 40.5× | |
| Cornell University NY | 12.7× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 158.2× | |
| Columbia University NY | 3.9× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 3.0× | |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | 6.4× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 20.2× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 5.8× | |
| Swarthmore College PA | 62.0× | |
| Brown University RI | 21.6× |
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 |