social scientist
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University MA | 46.6× | |
| Columbia University NY | 17.5× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 30.0× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 7.5× | |
| Yale University CT | 25.1× | |
| Stanford University CA | 20.0× | |
| Northwestern University IL | 13.9× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 8.3× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 7.8× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 26.9× | |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | 12.5× | |
| New York University NY | 3.4× | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 15.5× | |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 4.5× | |
| Cornell University NY | 6.2× | |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 3.9× | |
| Boston University MA | 2.5× | |
| CUNY City College NY | 2.8× | |
| Michigan State University MI | 3.5× | |
| Swarthmore College PA | 57.6× | |
| Carleton College MN | 37.4× | |
| University of California-San Diego CA | 3.9× | |
| Georgetown University DC | 8.7× | |
| Syracuse University NY | 3.5× | |
| Wayne State University MI | 1.6× | |
| Tufts University MA | 10.3× | |
| University of California-Santa Cruz CA | 7.4× | |
| University of Virginia VA | 5.2× |
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 Chicago IL | 17 | |
| Northwestern University IL | 10 | |
| Harvard University MA | 48 | |
| Columbia University NY | 18 | |
| University of Michigan MI | 14 | |
| Stanford University CA | 12 |