E 6.6 Educational Origins of the
Fellows of the American
Philosophical Society, 1920-2002
Rank University ABs PhDs Total
1 Harvard 228* 255 483
2 Columbia 71** 121 192
3 Yale 86 88 174
4 Chicago 59 110 169
5 Princeton 77 73 150
6 Pennsylvania 69 49 118
7 UCal/Berkeley 35 54 89
8 Wisconsin 35 54 89
9 MIT 32 25 57
10 Michigan 32 18 50
11 Stanford 30 15 45
* Includes 3 Radcliffe graduates
** Includes 6 Barnard graduates
Source: G. E. Erikson Biographical Institute, Providence Rhode Island