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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Juilliard School NY | 539.0× | |
| Harvard University MA | 26.0× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 11.9× | |
| Northwestern University IL | 23.6× | |
| Manhattan School of Music NY | 400.1× | |
| Yale University CT | 26.1× | |
| Curtis Institute of Music PA | 1736.1× | |
| Carnegie Mellon University PA | 30.9× | |
| San Francisco State University CA | 6.5× | |
| University of Southern California CA | 5.6× | |
| Columbia University NY | 8.7× | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 4.5× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan School of Music NY | 6 | |
| Curtis Institute of Music PA | 5 | |
| The Juilliard School NY | 11 |