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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 14.1× | |
| Stanford University CA | 27.4× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 41.2× | |
| Cornell University NY | 27.3× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 9.9× | |
| University of California-San Diego CA | 12.2× | |
| University of Rochester NY | 22.8× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 8.8× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 108.9× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 30.8× | |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 4.3× | |
| Howard University DC | 13.6× | |
| Harvard University MA | 7.9× | |
| University of Virginia VA | 8.2× | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology GA | 10.2× | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY | 22.9× | |
| Rice University TX | 35.9× | |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 4.1× | |
| Columbia University NY | 7.9× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 4.1× | |
| Duke University NC | 13.9× | |
| University of Arizona AZ | 4.6× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 3.7× | |
| University of Pittsburgh PA | 5.3× |
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 |
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