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 | 49 | |
| Pratt Institute-Main NY | 50 | |
| Art Center College of Design CA | 16 | |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL | 64 | |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design MA | 12 | |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts PA | 34 | |
| Savannah College of Art and Design GA | 7 | |
| Rhode Island School of Design RI | 23 | |
| Maryland Institute College of Art MD | 7 | |
| Kansas City Art Institute MO | 9 | |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art NY | 24 | |
| Columbus College of Art & Design OH | 5 | |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati OH | 7 | |
| Otis College of Art and Design CA | 7 | |
| California College of the Arts CA | 7 | |
| California Institute of the Arts CA | 10 | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University VA | 7 | |
| CUNY Hunter College NY | 7 | |
| Oberlin College OH | 5 | |
| Washington University in St Louis MO | 8 | |
| Drexel University PA | 5 | |
| Syracuse University NY | 11 | |
| Yale University CT | 16 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 17 |