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 |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 78.8× | |
| Harvard University MA | 26.5× | |
| Cornell University NY | 35.8× | |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | 27.3× | |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 8.3× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 47.1× | |
| George Washington University DC | 12.0× | |
| University of Colorado Boulder CO | 10.3× | |
| Columbia University NY | 13.3× | |
| Brown University RI | 27.5× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 6.4× | |
| Ohio State University OH | 2.9× | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC | 6.7× | |
| Swarthmore College PA | 112.8× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 14.4× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 4.1× | |
| Pennsylvania State University PA | 4.1× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 6.8× | |
| New York University NY | 4.4× | |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 3.3× |
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 Colorado Boulder CO | 5 | |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 6 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 15 |