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 | |
| Musicians Institute CA | 8 | |
| The New School NY | 8 | |
| The Juilliard School NY | 45 | |
| Alabama State University AL | 6 | |
| DePaul University IL | 11 | |
| Fisk University TN | 5 | |
| Tennessee State University TN | 9 | |
| Southern University and A & M College LA | 6 | |
| Howard University DC | 14 | |
| University of North Texas TX | 7 | |
| Wayne State University MI | 9 | |
| CUNY City College NY | 7 | |
| Wesleyan University CT | 10 | |
| Oberlin College OH | 7 | |
| 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 |