Comparing main university 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 Michigan MI	650	7.3×
Ohio State University OH	527	6.6×
Pennsylvania State University PA	488	7.0×
University of Notre Dame IN	408	13.8×
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI	398	4.2×
Auburn University AL	376	8.4×
Michigan State University MI	371	4.3×
Syracuse University NY	357	13.8×
The University of Alabama AL	330	8.2×
University of Southern California CA	291	4.3×
Stanford University CA	279	9.6×
University of Georgia GA	277	7.6×
University of Florida FL	273	4.7×
Louisiana State University LA	267	8.0×
University of Tennessee TN	259	5.8×
University of Oklahoma OK	253	5.7×
University of Minnesota MN	252	1.6×
University of Iowa IA	235	6.4×
University of Pittsburgh PA	227	3.3×
The University of Texas at Austin TX	216	3.5×
University of Nebraska NE	211	5.4×
Northwestern University IL	208	4.9×
Washington State University WA	206	4.3×
University of Mississippi MS	205	10.9×
San Diego State University CA	198	3.1×
Clemson University SC	196	8.7×
Texas A&M University TX	194	2.4×
University of California-Los Angeles CA	180	2.4×
University of Arkansas AR	176	5.7×
Purdue University IN	175	1.9×
University of Kansas KS	175	2.8×
University of Oregon OR	169	7.9×
Georgia Institute of Technology GA	169	1.8×
University of Missouri MO	167	5.2×
University of Washington WA	165	2.6×
University of Miami FL	164	8.9×
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC	162	2.9×
University of Maryland-College Park MD	158	2.7×
Vanderbilt University TN	155	4.1×
Mississippi State University MS	155	7.5×

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
University of Mississippi MS	44.8%	205
The University of Alabama AL	37.8%	330
Ohio State University OH	36.2%	527
Mississippi State University MS	36.1%	155
Clemson University SC	35.4%	196
Pennsylvania State University PA	34.7%	488
Auburn University AL	34.4%	376
University of Georgia GA	34.2%	277
North Dakota State University ND	33.6%	55
Louisiana State University LA	31.7%	267
Arkansas State University AR	31.4%	57
Lackawanna College PA	30.9%	11
University of Iowa IA	30.7%	235
Syracuse University NY	30.5%	357
Boise State University ID	30.4%	65
Washington State University WA	30.2%	206
University of Nebraska NE	30.0%	211
University of Missouri MO	29.8%	167
Kansas State University KS	29.7%	132
University of Toledo OH	29.6%	49
Michigan State University MI	29.5%	371
University of South Carolina SC	28.9%	146
Marshall University WV	28.0%	66
University of Oregon OR	27.5%	169
Appalachian State University NC	27.2%	38
University of Tennessee TN	27.1%	259
University of Oklahoma OK	27.0%	253
Troy University AL	26.8%	46
Texas Christian University TX	26.8%	127
San Diego State University CA	26.7%	198
Ball State University IN	26.6%	60
University of Arkansas AR	26.2%	176
University of Southern Mississippi MS	26.1%	88
South Carolina State University SC	25.7%	42
University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA	25.5%	32
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX	24.9%	13
University of Miami FL	24.9%	164
Jackson State University MS	24.8%	28
Trinity Valley Community College TX	24.4%	17
University of Notre Dame IN	24.2%	408

Main University Alumni (no named professional schools)

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Most alumni

Biggest part of the school's identity