Comparing undergrad 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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 13.3× | |
| University of Iowa IA | 15.2× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 75.8× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 10.4× | |
| Columbia University NY | 40.2× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 6.5× | |
| Yale University CT | 37.5× | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC | 12.4× | |
| Stanford University CA | 29.8× | |
| Harvard University MA | 14.8× | |
| Barnard College NY | 66.0× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 31.5× | |
| Cornell University NY | 16.5× | |
| Ohio State University OH | 3.8× |
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 |
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