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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| New York Film Academy CA | 15 | |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design MA | 6 | |
| California Institute of the Arts CA | 19 | |
| Bard College NY | 9 | |
| School of Visual Arts NY | 7 | |
| Emerson College MA | 5 | |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL | 12 | |
| Rhode Island School of Design RI | 6 | |
| Pratt Institute-Main NY | 7 | |
| San Francisco State University CA | 8 | |
| The New School NY | 5 | |
| New York University NY | 30 | |
| CUNY City College NY | 7 | |
| University of California-San Diego CA | 5 | |
| Temple University PA | 6 | |
| Wesleyan University CT | 6 | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 20 | |
| University of Southern California CA | 15 | |
| Brown University RI | 10 | |
| Columbia University NY | 21 |