Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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 | 3.5× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 2.0× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 15.1× | |
| Cornell University NY | 1.6× | |
| Harvard University MA | 1.3× | |
| Columbia University NY | 1.3× | |
| Yale University CT | 1.6× | |
| Purdue University IN | 1.3× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 2.6× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 1.1× | |
| Carnegie Mellon University PA | 1.3× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 1.1× | |
| University of Minnesota MN | 1.1× | |
| Stanford University CA | 1.3× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 2.0× | |
| University of Iowa IA | 1.1× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology CA | 17 | |
| Purdue University IN | 8 | |
| University of Chicago IL | 19 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 20 | |
| Cornell University NY | 16 |