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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan School of Music NY | 56 | |
| Berklee College of Music MA | 248 | |
| The New England Conservatory of Music MA | 22 | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ | 7 | |
| Cleveland Institute of Music OH | 10 | |
| The New School NY | 8 | |
| Musicians Institute CA | 8 | |
| The Juilliard School NY | 45 | |
| DePaul University IL | 11 | |
| Howard University DC | 14 | |
| CUNY City College NY | 7 | |
| Tennessee State University TN | 9 | |
| University of North Texas TX | 7 | |
| Oberlin College OH | 7 | |
| Southern University and A & M College LA | 6 | |
| Wesleyan University CT | 10 | |
| Alabama State University AL | 6 | |
| Wayne State University MI | 9 | |
| Fisk University TN | 5 | |
| University of Miami FL | 14 | |
| California Institute of the Arts CA | 5 | |
| San Francisco State University CA | 6 | |
| CUNY Brooklyn College NY | 5 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA | 6 | |
| University of Oregon OR | 8 | |
| New York University NY | 10 | |
| University of Michigan MI | 15 |