Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).
United States Department of State
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 | 45.0× | |
| Yale University CT | 64.3× | |
| Georgetown University DC | 35.1× | |
| Harvard University MA | 21.3× | |
| George Washington University DC | 17.1× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 11.4× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 25.7× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 35.2× | |
| Cornell University NY | 17.9× | |
| Amherst College MA | 113.6× | |
| Northwestern University IL | 11.1× | |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | 14.0× | |
| American University DC | 11.4× | |
| Swarthmore College PA | 101.0× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University DC | 10 | |
| Columbia University NY | 19 | |
| Yale University CT | 15 |