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 Oregon OR | 15.6× | |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC | 10.9× | |
| Syracuse University NY | 19.2× | |
| Stanford University CA | 11.9× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 8.0× | |
| University of Portland OR | 107.3× | |
| Providence College RI | 41.9× | |
| Washington State University WA | 5.1× | |
| Wichita State University KS | 10.6× | |
| Arizona State University AZ | 3.1× | |
| University of Colorado Boulder CO | 7.3× | |
| Iowa State University IA | 5.8× | |
| Harvard University MA | 5.5× | |
| Michigan State University MI | 3.0× | |
| University of Notre Dame IN | 23.0× | |
| Villanova University PA | 12.6× | |
| University of Washington WA | 6.8× | |
| Cornell University NY | 5.7× | |
| The University of Texas at El Paso TX | 5.6× | |
| University of Arkansas AR | 6.2× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC | 5 | |
| University of Oregon OR | 8 |