Comparing main university alumni only — counts and multiples below are within that lens (switch it with the tabs at the top).

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	651	7.2×
Ohio State University OH	525	6.5×
Pennsylvania State University PA	489	6.9×
University of Notre Dame IN	412	13.8×
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI	398	4.1×
Michigan State University MI	385	4.3×
Auburn University AL	379	8.4×
Syracuse University NY	360	13.7×
The University of Alabama AL	329	8.1×
University of Southern California CA	304	4.3×
Stanford University CA	285	9.7×
University of Georgia GA	285	7.6×
University of Florida FL	273	4.6×
Louisiana State University LA	265	8.0×
University of Oklahoma OK	264	5.8×
University of Tennessee TN	258	5.8×
University of Minnesota MN	253	1.6×
University of Iowa IA	247	6.4×
University of Pittsburgh PA	230	3.3×
The University of Texas at Austin TX	219	3.5×
Northwestern University IL	218	4.9×
University of Nebraska NE	215	5.4×
Washington State University WA	210	4.3×
University of Mississippi MS	203	10.6×
San Diego State University CA	199	3.1×
Texas A&M University TX	199	2.4×
Clemson University SC	198	8.7×
University of California-Los Angeles CA	184	2.4×
Purdue University IN	181	1.9×
University of Arkansas AR	180	5.6×
University of Kansas KS	178	2.8×
University of Missouri MO	177	5.2×
University of Oregon OR	173	7.8×
Georgia Institute of Technology GA	170	1.8×
University of Washington WA	168	2.6×
University of Miami FL	165	8.8×
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC	161	2.9×
University of Maryland-College Park MD	161	2.7×
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC	161	3.7×
Mississippi State University MS	159	7.6×

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
University of Mississippi MS	51.1%	203
Ohio State University OH	45.3%	525
University of Iowa IA	44.6%	247
Pennsylvania State University PA	44.6%	489
The University of Alabama AL	43.4%	329
Syracuse University NY	41.8%	360
University of Georgia GA	41.6%	285
North Dakota State University ND	40.6%	58
Michigan State University MI	40.5%	385
Mississippi State University MS	40.4%	159
University of Missouri MO	40.3%	177
Auburn University AL	40.0%	379
Arkansas State University AR	38.9%	58
Clemson University SC	38.8%	198
University of Toledo OH	38.4%	53
Lackawanna College PA	38.3%	11
Louisiana State University LA	38.1%	265
Kansas State University KS	37.9%	136
University of Nebraska NE	36.2%	215
Washington State University WA	36.1%	210
Boise State University ID	35.9%	65
University of Oklahoma OK	35.8%	264
Troy University AL	35.3%	49
University of Miami FL	34.8%	165
University of Oregon OR	34.7%	173
University of Pittsburgh PA	34.7%	230
Marshall University WV	34.6%	67
Appalachian State University NC	34.6%	40
Northwestern University IL	34.4%	218
Ball State University IN	34.4%	63
University of Michigan MI	34.0%	651
Jackson State University MS	34.0%	28
South Carolina State University SC	33.8%	42
San Diego State University CA	33.8%	199
University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA	33.6%	33
University of South Carolina SC	33.3%	146
Georgia Military College GA	32.8%	11
University of Southern Mississippi MS	32.8%	93
Saginaw Valley State University MI	32.8%	18
Trinity Valley Community College TX	32.4%	17

Main University Alumni (no named professional schools)

American football

Most alumni

Biggest part of the school's identity