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 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia University NY | 36.7× | |
| Harvard University MA | 34.3× | |
| Yale University CT | 31.0× | |
| Princeton University NJ | 43.6× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 26.6× | |
| CUNY City College NY | 22.1× | |
| George Washington University DC | 13.3× | |
| Stanford University CA | 16.2× | |
| Barnard College NY | 94.8× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 6.3× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 7.4× | |
| Cornell University NY | 14.8× | |
| University of Virginia VA | 10.2× | |
| Brown University RI | 19.1× | |
| University of Notre Dame IN | 14.7× | |
| New York University NY | 4.1× | |
| Pennsylvania State University PA | 3.8× | |
| American University DC | 11.7× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barnard College NY | 5 | |
| CUNY City College NY | 6 | |
| Columbia University NY | 15 |