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 office held as the typical school's. People who attended recently weigh more than those from earlier eras.
Most alumni
| School | Alumni | vs. typical |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University MA | 18.3× | |
| Columbia University NY | 22.5× | |
| University of Chicago IL | 27.9× | |
| University of Michigan MI | 6.9× | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 9.9× | |
| University of Washington WA | 5.4× | |
| Yale University CT | 8.5× | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 4.9× | |
| Case Western Reserve University OH | 22.8× | |
| University of California-Berkeley CA | 5.2× | |
| Amherst College MA | 59.7× | |
| Simmons University MA | 55.7× |
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 |
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