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 | 22.6× | |
| New York University NY | 6.6× | |
| University of Southern California CA | 7.8× | |
| Harvard University MA | 12.2× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 7.3× | |
| Boston University MA | 7.1× | |
| Duke University NC | 15.4× | |
| San Francisco State University CA | 6.4× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 4.8× | |
| Cornell University NY | 13.1× | |
| Syracuse University NY | 8.2× | |
| Yale University CT | 15.7× | |
| University of Miami FL | 8.7× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 3.6× | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC | 4.4× | |
| Boston College MA | 7.0× | |
| Northwestern University IL | 6.1× | |
| Marshall University WV | 8.3× | |
| Oregon State University OR | 5.3× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 9.5× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State University CA | 5 |