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
| School | Alumni | vs. typical |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 178.8× | |
| Harvard University MA | 73.6× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 123.2× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 140.3× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 501.9× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 18.8× | |
| Cornell University NY | 42.9× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 8.4× | |
| Columbia University NY | 31.6× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 8.1× | |
| Yale University CT | 36.7× | |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 4.4× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 6.6× | |
| Stanford University CA | 19.5× | |
| University of California-Santa Cruz CA | 12.5× | |
| University of Rochester NY | 18.4× | |
| Bryn Mawr College PA | 74.2× | |
| University of Arizona AZ | 3.5× |
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 | 13 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 24 | |
| University of Chicago IL | 17 | |
| Princeton University NJ | 18 | |
| Cornell University NY | 12 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 13 | |
| Harvard University MA | 23 |