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 |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton University NJ | 20 | |
| Wesleyan University CT | 5 | |
| Columbia University NY | 38 | |
| Harvard University MA | 72 | |
| Yale University CT | 30 | |
| University of Chicago IL | 14 | |
| Cornell University NY | 13 | |
| Bryn Mawr College PA | 5 | |
| New York University NY | 11 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 20 | |
| University of Michigan MI | 14 | |
| Vanderbilt University TN | 7 |