Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
George Polk Award
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
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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC | 10 | |
| Northwestern University IL | 10 | |
| CUNY City College NY | 8 | |
| University of Missouri MO | 5 | |
| New York University NY | 10 | |
| Princeton University NJ | 15 | |
| Yale University CT | 17 | |
| Harvard University MA | 43 | |
| University of Chicago IL | 11 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 14 |