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 | 58 | |
| Berklee College of Music MA | 254 | |
| Cleveland Institute of Music OH | 10 | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ | 7 | |
| The New England Conservatory of Music MA | 22 | |
| Musicians Institute CA | 9 | |
| Alabama State University AL | 6 | |
| The Juilliard School NY | 46 | |
| Fisk University TN | 5 | |
| Tennessee State University TN | 9 | |
| DePaul University IL | 12 | |
| Southern University and A & M College LA | 6 | |
| The New School NY | 8 | |
| Wayne State University MI | 9 | |
| Howard University DC | 14 | |
| University of North Texas TX | 7 | |
| University of Miami FL | 15 | |
| Wesleyan University CT | 10 | |
| CUNY City College NY | 7 | |
| San Francisco State University CA | 6 | |
| California Institute of the Arts CA | 5 | |
| Oberlin College OH | 7 | |
| CUNY Brooklyn College NY | 5 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA | 6 | |
| University of Oregon OR | 9 | |
| New York University NY | 10 | |
| University of Michigan MI | 15 |