music critic
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 | 49.1× | |
| Harvard University MA | 36.5× | |
| Yale University CT | 55.8× | |
| New York University NY | 10.4× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 34.1× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 6.6× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 15.7× | |
| Cornell University NY | 12.2× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 9.6× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 5.6× | |
| The Juilliard School NY | 140.8× | |
| University of Rochester NY | 17.7× | |
| Northwestern University IL | 10.8× | |
| University of Virginia VA | 8.0× | |
| University of Washington WA | 3.5× | |
| Stanford University CA | 8.6× | |
| University of Minnesota MN | 1.5× | |
| Brandeis University MA | 26.6× | |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | 7.7× | |
| Brown University RI | 16.3× | |
| Boston University MA | 2.4× | |
| The New School NY | 16.8× | |
| CUNY Brooklyn College NY | 4.4× | |
| Smith College MA | 25.5× | |
| Vassar College NY | 35.9× | |
| Manhattan School of Music NY | 97.3× | |
| Barnard College NY | 22.7× | |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 1.7× | |
| Oberlin College OH | 33.8× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Rochester NY | 6 | |
| Columbia University NY | 42 | |
| The Juilliard School NY | 7 | |
| Yale University CT | 23 | |
| New York University NY | 13 | |
| Princeton University NJ | 11 | |
| Harvard University MA | 34 |