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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 occupation as the typical school's. People who attended recently weigh more than those from earlier eras.

Most alumni

SchoolAlumnivs. typical
Columbia University NY
19
 42.4×
Harvard University MA
15
 33.5×
University of Chicago IL
9
 36.4×
Stanford University CA
8
 23.6×
Northwestern University IL
8
 20.9×
Fordham University NY
6
 17.4×
Cornell University NY
6
 20.2×
Yale University CT
6
 24.3×
New York University NY
5
 6.1×
University of Michigan MI
5
 5.8×
University of Southern California CA
4
 5.8×
University of Kansas KS
3
 5.2×
The University of Alabama AL
3
 6.3×
Dartmouth College NH
3
 26.9×
CUNY City College NY
3
 10.1×
Wellesley College MA
3
 58.4×
Boston University MA
3
 4.6×

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 alumniAlumni
Fordham University NY
0.5%
 6
Columbia University NY
0.2%
 19