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 | 200.8× | |
| Harvard University MA | 59.9× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 98.0× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 104.2× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 15.8× | |
| California Institute of Technology CA | 618.3× | |
| Cornell University NY | 30.7× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 6.7× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 8.5× | |
| University of California-Los Angeles CA | 7.3× | |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 4.3× | |
| Yale University CT | 30.8× | |
| Columbia University NY | 21.7× | |
| University of California-Santa Cruz CA | 12.3× | |
| University of Rochester NY | 21.6× | |
| Stanford University CA | 19.5× |
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 | 12 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA | 23 | |
| University of Chicago IL | 16 | |
| Princeton University NJ | 14 | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 12 |