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	6.9×
Ohio State University OH	525	5.6×
Pennsylvania State University PA	489	6.6×
University of Notre Dame IN	412	13.7×
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI	398	4.3×
Michigan State University MI	385	4.3×
Auburn University AL	379	8.6×
Syracuse University NY	360	10.2×
The University of Alabama AL	329	7.1×
University of Southern California CA	304	4.3×
Stanford University CA	285	9.8×
University of Georgia GA	285	5.6×
University of Florida FL	273	4.0×
Louisiana State University LA	265	5.8×
University of Oklahoma OK	264	5.3×
University of Tennessee TN	258	4.6×
University of Minnesota MN	253	1.6×
University of Iowa IA	247	4.8×
University of Pittsburgh PA	230	3.2×
The University of Texas at Austin TX	219	2.5×
Northwestern University IL	218	5.2×
University of Nebraska NE	215	4.4×
Washington State University WA	210	4.8×
University of Mississippi MS	203	8.7×
San Diego State University CA	199	3.3×
Texas A&M University TX	199	2.3×
Clemson University SC	198	7.3×
University of California-Los Angeles CA	184	2.4×
Purdue University IN	181	1.9×
University of Arkansas AR	180	5.1×
University of Kansas KS	178	3.1×
University of Missouri MO	177	3.9×
University of Oregon OR	173	5.8×
Georgia Institute of Technology GA	170	2.8×
University of Washington WA	168	2.3×
University of Miami FL	165	7.0×
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC	161	3.3×
University of Maryland-College Park MD	161	2.3×
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC	161	3.2×
Mississippi State University MS	159	6.2×

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
Pennsylvania State University PA	51.4%	489
University of Mississippi MS	51.1%	203
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX	50.2%	46
Ohio State University OH	48.5%	525
South Carolina State University SC	47.9%	42
North Dakota State University ND	46.9%	58
Arkansas State University AR	45.8%	58
Auburn University AL	45.5%	379
University of Iowa IA	45.2%	247
Michigan State University MI	44.9%	385
Lackawanna College PA	44.6%	11
Washington State University WA	44.1%	210
Syracuse University NY	44.1%	360
The University of Alabama AL	43.9%	329
Alcorn State University MS	43.4%	45
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL	43.2%	45
University of North Alabama AL	43.1%	18
Troy University AL	42.8%	49
University of Southern Mississippi MS	42.8%	93
Tennessee State University TN	42.3%	72
University of Toledo OH	42.1%	53
Kansas State University KS	42.0%	136
University of Pittsburgh PA	41.7%	230
Mississippi State University MS	41.5%	159
Georgia Military College GA	41.5%	11
Jackson State University MS	41.5%	28
Trinity Valley Community College TX	41.3%	17
Saginaw Valley State University MI	41.3%	18
Ball State University IN	41.2%	63
Northwestern University IL	41.2%	218
Southern University and A & M College LA	40.9%	49
San Diego State University CA	40.5%	199
University of Oklahoma OK	40.5%	264
Boise State University ID	40.2%	65
University of Missouri MO	39.9%	177
Abilene Christian University TX	39.8%	39
Appalachian State University NC	39.7%	40
University of Georgia GA	39.6%	285
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI	39.1%	15
Marshall University WV	38.9%	67

Main University Alumni (no named professional schools)

American football

Most alumni

Biggest part of the school's identity