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 occupation 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 | 43.6× | |
| Harvard University MA | 29.8× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 37.3× | |
| Stanford University CA | 24.2× | |
| Northwestern University IL | 18.8× | |
| Fordham University NY | 17.8× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 5.9× | |
| Cornell University NY | 17.3× | |
| Yale University CT | 20.8× | |
| New York University NY | 6.3× | |
| University of Southern California CA | 6.0× | |
| University of Kansas KS | 5.4× | |
| The University of Alabama AL | 6.5× | |
| Boston University MA | 4.7× | |
| CUNY City College NY | 10.4× | |
| Wellesley College MA | 59.9× | |
| Dartmouth College NH | 27.6× |
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 alumni | Alumni |
|---|---|---|
| Fordham University NY | 6 | |
| Columbia University NY | 19 |