American football

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 sport as the typical school's. People who attended recently weigh more than those from earlier eras.

Most alumni

School	Alumni	vs. typical
University of Michigan MI	673	7.0×
Ohio State University OH	526	4.9×
Pennsylvania State University PA	489	6.1×
University of Notre Dame IN	415	15.1×
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI	399	4.2×
Michigan State University MI	385	4.0×
Auburn University AL	379	8.3×
Syracuse University NY	361	8.7×
The University of Alabama AL	329	6.8×
University of Southern California CA	313	4.4×
Stanford University CA	290	9.3×
University of Georgia GA	285	4.9×
University of Florida FL	275	3.6×
Louisiana State University LA	265	4.8×
University of Oklahoma OK	264	5.1×
University of Tennessee TN	258	4.1×
University of Minnesota MN	255	1.6×
University of Iowa IA	253	4.2×
University of Pittsburgh PA	234	3.2×
Northwestern University IL	231	5.5×
The University of Texas at Austin TX	224	2.2×
University of Nebraska NE	215	4.0×
Washington State University WA	210	4.8×
University of Mississippi MS	203	8.0×
San Diego State University CA	199	3.0×
Texas A&M University TX	199	2.2×
Clemson University SC	198	6.6×
Harvard University MA	184	2.2×
University of California-Los Angeles CA	184	2.4×
Purdue University IN	181	2.0×
University of Arkansas AR	181	4.7×
University of Missouri MO	178	3.4×
University of Kansas KS	178	3.1×
University of Oregon OR	173	4.9×
Georgia Institute of Technology GA	170	3.6×
University of Miami FL	169	6.0×
University of Washington WA	169	2.1×
Vanderbilt University TN	168	5.4×
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC	162	3.0×
University of Maryland-College Park MD	161	2.0×

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
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX	60.9%	46
South Carolina State University SC	54.9%	42
Pennsylvania State University PA	54.7%	489
University of Mississippi MS	52.5%	203
North Dakota State University ND	50.6%	58
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL	50.5%	45
Alcorn State University MS	50.4%	45
Ohio State University OH	50.2%	526
Washington & Jefferson College PA	50.0%	56
The University of the South TN	49.1%	45
University of North Alabama AL	49.1%	18
Auburn University AL	48.9%	379
Arkansas State University AR	48.3%	58
Lackawanna College PA	48.0%	11
University of Southern Mississippi MS	47.8%	93
University of Pittsburgh PA	47.7%	234
Washington State University WA	47.4%	210
Michigan State University MI	47.3%	385
Tennessee State University TN	46.7%	72
University of Iowa IA	46.5%	253
Trinity Valley Community College TX	46.5%	17
Syracuse University NY	46.5%	361
Georgia Military College GA	46.3%	11
The University of Alabama AL	46.3%	329
Troy University AL	45.9%	49
Southern University and A & M College LA	45.8%	49
Jackson State University MS	45.8%	28
Saginaw Valley State University MI	44.9%	18
Grambling State University LA	44.6%	30
Kansas State University KS	44.6%	136
Northwestern University IL	44.5%	231
South Dakota State University SD	44.4%	42
University of Oklahoma OK	44.1%	264
University of Tulsa OK	44.1%	155
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI	44.1%	15
Abilene Christian University TX	44.1%	39
Ball State University IN	44.0%	63
Texas Southern University TX	43.9%	40
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff AR	43.9%	19
University of Toledo OH	43.6%	53

Full University Alumni

American football

Most alumni

Biggest part of the school's identity