Comparing undergrad 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States Naval Academy MD | 75.9× | |
| United States Air Force Academy CO | 47.0× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 47.1× | |
| United States Military Academy NY | 36.6× | |
| Purdue University IN | 2.7× | |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 2.7× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 22.4× | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 2.5× | |
| Stanford University CA | 30.9× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 2.3× | |
| University of Oklahoma OK | 1.5× | |
| Naval Postgraduate School CA | 12.9× | |
| University of Minnesota MN | 1.1× | |
| Rice University TX | 72.4× | |
| Pennsylvania State University PA | 1.4× | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide FL | 18.0× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 1.6× | |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA | 4.3× | |
| University of Colorado Boulder CO | 11.4× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States Naval Academy MD | 16 | |
| United States Air Force Academy CO | 13 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 10 | |
| Purdue University IN | 9 |