Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
Wilbur Cross Medal
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yale University CT | 470.8× | |
| Harvard University MA | 16.4× | |
| Columbia University NY | 11.4× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 4.7× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 16.0× | |
| Stanford University CA | 10.0× | |
| Smith College MA | 49.4× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 3.8× | |
| Oberlin College OH | 43.7× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 15.0× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 4.3× | |
| Swarthmore College PA | 71.9× | |
| Wesleyan University CT | 24.5× | |
| CUNY Brooklyn College NY | 4.5× | |
| Amherst College MA | 45.5× | |
| Haverford College PA | 66.0× | |
| George Washington University DC | 3.5× | |
| CUNY City College NY | 5.7× | |
| Vassar College NY | 31.0× | |
| New York University NY | 2.1× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 2.0× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yale University CT | 206 | |
| Smith College MA | 6 | |
| Oberlin College OH | 5 |