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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology CA | 26 | |
| Stony Brook University NY | 6 | |
| University of Rochester NY | 6 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 31 | |
| University of California-San Diego CA | 5 | |
| Princeton University NJ | 34 | |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 7 | |
| University of Chicago IL | 17 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 25 | |
| Cornell University NY | 16 | |
| Harvard University MA | 49 | |
| Columbia University NY | 16 | |
| Stanford University CA | 12 |