E 6.7 Educational Origins of
MacArthur Fellows, 1920-2002
Rank University ABs PhDs Total
1 Harvard 71* 52 123
2 Princeton 20 23 43
3 UCal/Berkeley 18 23 41
4 Columbia 26** 13 39
5 Yale 14 22 36
6 Cornell 13 14 27
7 Chicago 13 12 25
8 Stanford 7 8 15
9 Michigan 9 5 14
* Includes 12 Radcliffe graduates
** Includes 6 Barnard graduates
Source: G. E. Erikson Biographical Institute, Providence Rhode Island