E 6.2 Educational Origins of
Fellows of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences, 1920-2002
Rank University BAs PhDs Total
1 Harvard 917* 875 1793
2 Yale 260 293 553
3 Columbia 246** 298 544
4 Chicago 171 262 433
5 MIT 205 219 424
6 Princeton 164 244 408
7 UCal/Berkeley 151 228 379
8 CalTech 76 140 216
9 Stanford 94 121 215
10 Michigan 97 93 190
* Includes 58 Radcliffe graduates
** Includes 35 Barnard graduates
Source: G.E. Erikson Biographical Institute, Providence Rhode Island.