Comparing undergrad 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
| School | Alumni | vs. typical |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University MA | 21.5× | |
| Yale University CT | 41.2× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 3.7× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 15.4× | |
| CUNY City College NY | 1.5× | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC | 4.5× | |
| New York University NY | 7.9× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 3.0× | |
| Columbia University NY | 8.1× | |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 1.5× | |
| Boston University MA | 3.8× | |
| University of California-Santa Cruz CA | 4.6× | |
| George Washington University DC | 8.2× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 1.3× | |
| Wesleyan University CT | 16.3× | |
| Syracuse University NY | 2.0× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 1.0× | |
| Dartmouth College NH | 12.5× | |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 1.5× | |
| University of Missouri MO | 0.8× | |
| Duke University NC | 12.5× | |
| University of Minnesota MN | 0.8× | |
| Swarthmore College PA | 15.1× | |
| Pennsylvania State University PA | 3.7× | |
| University of Florida FL | 0.7× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University MA | 21 | |
| CUNY City College NY | 7 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 10 |