Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
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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 employer as the typical school's. People who attended recently weigh more than those from earlier eras.
Most alumni
| School | Alumni | vs. typical |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia University NY | 30.4× | |
| Harvard University MA | 27.0× | |
| George Washington University DC | 18.3× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 10.4× | |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 10.6× | |
| Georgetown University DC | 20.0× | |
| Cornell University NY | 20.3× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 5.6× | |
| The Catholic University of America DC | 27.2× | |
| New York University NY | 5.6× | |
| Stanford University CA | 13.4× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 30.1× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 6 |