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 |
|---|---|---|
| School of Visual Arts NY | 51 | |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati OH | 7 | |
| Columbus College of Art & Design OH | 7 | |
| Pratt Institute-Main NY | 53 | |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts PA | 35 | |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL | 64 | |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design MA | 12 | |
| Art Center College of Design CA | 17 | |
| Kansas City Art Institute MO | 9 | |
| Rhode Island School of Design RI | 27 | |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art NY | 25 | |
| Savannah College of Art and Design GA | 7 | |
| Maryland Institute College of Art MD | 9 | |
| Otis College of Art and Design CA | 7 | |
| Academy of Art University CA | 5 | |
| California College of the Arts CA | 7 | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University VA | 7 | |
| California Institute of the Arts CA | 10 | |
| CUNY Hunter College NY | 7 | |
| Drexel University PA | 5 | |
| Washington University in St Louis MO | 8 | |
| Oberlin College OH | 5 | |
| Syracuse University NY | 11 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 17 | |
| Yale University CT | 16 |