Comparing undergrad 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University MA | 40.4× | |
| Cornell University NY | 33.1× | |
| George Washington University DC | 29.0× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 43.9× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 8.5× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 28.8× | |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | 27.0× | |
| Yale University CT | 25.8× | |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 4.3× | |
| Wellesley College MA | 47.8× | |
| Brown University RI | 18.2× | |
| University of California-Santa Barbara CA | 6.6× | |
| University of Kansas KS | 5.7× | |
| University of Arizona AZ | 2.9× | |
| Duke University NC | 13.0× | |
| Columbia University NY | 13.3× | |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 2.3× | |
| Dartmouth College NH | 21.3× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 3.3× | |
| Williams College MA | 41.0× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 3.5× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cornell University NY | 11 |