National Medal of Technology and Innovation
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 | 17.5× | |
| Harvard University MA | 10.0× | |
| Stanford University CA | 11.3× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 2.7× | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 1.6× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 18.8× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 11.5× | |
| Cornell University NY | 2.4× | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY | 5.8× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 1.5× | |
| Carnegie Mellon University PA | 5.2× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 2.0× | |
| Yale University CT | 5.9× | |
| University of Washington WA | 1.6× | |
| Michigan State University MI | 1.1× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 1.1× | |
| University of Minnesota MN | 1.0× | |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 1.0× | |
| University of Nebraska NE | 1.0× | |
| New York University NY | 1.1× | |
| Iowa State University IA | 1.2× | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology IL | 1.8× | |
| Duke University NC | 1.4× | |
| University of Utah UT | 1.3× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 1.2× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY | 6 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 25 | |
| Carnegie Mellon University PA | 5 | |
| Stanford University CA | 11 | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 8 |