| 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 | ||||