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 | 14.1× | |
| Harvard University MA | 7.7× | |
| University of Southern California CA | 4.5× | |
| New York University NY | 3.9× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 4.8× | |
| Cornell University NY | 4.8× | |
| Boston University MA | 3.2× | |
| Yale University CT | 7.7× | |
| Duke University NC | 8.5× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 3.4× | |
| San Francisco State University CA | 5.5× | |
| University of Miami FL | 4.9× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 7.2× | |
| Syracuse University NY | 7.0× | |
| Boston College MA | 5.1× | |
| Marshall University WV | 12.1× | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC | 1.7× | |
| Oregon State University OR | 7.1× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 3.6× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State University CA | 5 |