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