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influence in government

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:35 pm
by anstone1988
Does Harvard blow Yale and Stanford out of the water in terms of alumni in the US government and foreign governments? Even after adjusting for its bigger size, Harvard seems to be leagues ahead in terms of # of senators, representatives, attorney generals, cabinet members, high level officials in foreign governments, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ha ... ool_alumni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ya ... ool_alumni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_L ... ble_alumni

Re: influence in government

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:46 pm
by DoctorShawHi
Harvard has a larger class. I'm too lazy to figure out a ratio between number of grads and people in government, but I'll assume I'm right because I'm gonna be a lawyer, bro. Also, Wikipedia is not a comprehensive list.

Re: influence in government

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:48 pm
by Napt
Harvard beats Yale by a little bit when controlling for class size. Stanford isn't even close.

Re: influence in government

Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:09 pm
by icpb
The prestige of Harvard Law and the influence of its alumni network are unmatched.