Planet Dartmouth

Where are you? A cartographic look at top cities and countries populated by alumni around the world

 

A Nation of Dartmouth
Where alumni live today.

Map shows the 30 top U.S. cities populated by alums. Click here to view full-size image
 

New York 7,604 • California 7,459 • Massachusetts 6,577 • Connecticut 2,489 • New Hampshire 2,385 • New Jersey 2,062 • Florida 1,993 • Pennsylvania 1,753 • Virginia 1,742 • Illinois 1,693 • Texas 1,609 • Maryland 1,600 • Washington 1,549 • Colorado 1,438 • Vermont 1,265 • North Carolina 1,014 • Maine 1,009 • Washington, D.C. 914 • Ohio 895 • Georgia 869 • Minnesota 833 • Oregon 731 • Arizona 578 • Michigan 553 • Wisconsin 428 • Rhode Island 411 • Tennessee 354 • New Mexico 343 • Missouri 333 • South Carolina 304 • Utah 262 • Indiana 254 • Hawaii 247 • Montana 234 • Alaska 216 • Idaho 177 • Louisiana 160 • Nevada 159 • Oklahoma 150 • Kentucky 148 • Kansas 140 • Alabama 137 • Iowa 137 • Wyoming 118 • Delaware 113 • Arkansas 66 • Nebraska 57 • Mississippi 57 • West Virginia 48 • South Dakota 40 • North Dakota 21 • Puerto Rico 21 • U.S. Virgin Islands 10 • Guam 4 • N. Mariana Islands 1

 

A World of Dartmouth
Alumni in countries outside the United States

Map shows the top 25 foreign cities populated by alums. Click here to view full-size image

United States 55,812 • Canada 521 • England 329 • South Korea 105 • Hong Kong 83 • Singapore 82 • Germany 72 • Switzerland 66 • France 57 • Australia 56 • Japan 55 • People’s Republic of China (R.O.C.) 53 • India 46 • Norway 37 • New Zealand 24 • Thailand 24 • Netherlands 23 • Pakistan 23 • Israel 23 • Spain 22 • Sweden 22 • Mexico 22 • Kenya 17 • United Arab Emirates 16 • Turkey 16 • Greece 16 • Brazil 16 • Italy 14 • Ghana 13 • Malaysia 12 • Vietnam 12 • Peru 12 • Taiwan (R.O.C.) 11 • Scotland 11 • Colombia 10 • Denmark 10 • South Africa 10 • Bermuda 9 • Jamaica 9 • Tanzania 9 • Finland 9 Austria 9 • Ireland 8 • Ecuador 7 • Zimbabwe 7 • Trinidad/Tobago 6 • Swaziland 6 • Philippines 6 • Argentina 6 • Costa Rica 6 • Chile 6 • Bulgaria 6 • Russia 5 • Poland 5 • Iceland 5 • Belgium 5 • Nepal 5 • Hungary 4 • Bangladesh 4 • Sri Lanka 4 • Portugal 4 • Romania 4 • Saudi Arabia 4 • Ethiopia 3 • Slovakia 3 • Ukraine 3 • Nigeria 3 • Indonesia 3 • Guatemala 3 • Czech Republic 3 • Honduras 3 • Uganda 3 • Mongolia 2 • Cyprus 2 • Antigua 2 • Burma 2 • Mauritius 2 • Egypt 2 • Nicaragua 2 • Slovenia 2 • Lithuania 2 • Wales 2 • Estonia 2 • Serbia 2 • Togo 1 • Panama 1 • El Salvador 1 • Montenegro 1 • Qatar 1 • Paraguay 1 • Aruba 1 • Burkina Faso 1 • Croatia 1 • Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 • Senegal 1 • Azerbaijan 1 • Gambia 1 • Cambodia 1 • Kazakhstan 1 • Namibia 1 • Albania 1 • Belize 1 • Afghanistan 1 • Curacao 1 • Lesotho 1 • Luxembourg 1 • Liberia 1 • Bahama Islands 1 • Fiji 1 • Kosovo 1

 

Top 50 International Cities Where the Most Alumni Live
City/Country | Alumni Count
1.     London, England 255
2.     Toronto, Canada 98
3.     Singapore, Singapore 81
4.     Seoul, South Korea 75
5.     Hong Kong, People's Republic of China 53
6.     Tokyo, Japan 34
7.     Calgary, Canada 30
8.     Vancouver, Canada 28
9.     Montreal, Canada 25
10.  Paris, France 25
11.  Ottawa, Canada 24
12.  Oslo, Norway 21
13.  Shanghai, People's Republic of China 19
14.  Mumbai, India 16
15.  Bangkok, Thailand 16
16.  Berlin, Germany 15
17.  Beijing, People's Republic of China 14
18.  Nairobi, Kenya 13
19.  Munich, Germany 13
20.  Istanbul, Turkey 13
21.  Winnipeg, Canada 12
22.  Lima, Peru 12
23.  Victoria, Canada 11
24.  Mississauga, Canada 11
25.  Karachi, Pakistan 11
26.  Westmount, Canada 10
27.  New Delhi, India 10
28.  Oakville, Canada 10
29.  Geneva, Switzerland 10
30.  Dubai, United Arab Emirates 10
31.  Halifax, Canada 10
32.  Surrey, England 9
33.  Oxford, England 9
34.  Madrid, Spain 9
35.  Jerusalem, Israel 9
36.  Kingston, Canada 9
37.  Hanoi, Vietnam 9
38.  Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 8
39.  Sao Paulo, Brazil 8
40.  Athens, Greece 8
41.  Accra, Ghana 8
42.  Stockholm, Sweden 7
43.  Zurich, Switzerland 7
44.  Mexico City, Mexico 7
45.  Gyeonggi, South Korea 7
46.  Amsterdam, Netherlands 7
47.  Quito, Ecuador 6
48.  Kahnawake, Canada 6
49.  Kingston, Jamaica 6
50.  Lahore, Pakistan 6

 

It’s Lonely Out There: Countries Where Only One Alum Lives
Afghanistan
Albania
Aruba
Azerbaijan
Bahama Islands
Belize
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Croatia
Curacao
El Salvador
Fiji
Gambia
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Lesotho
Liberia
Luxembourg
Montenegro
Namibia
Panama
Paraguay
Qatar
Senegal
Togo

 

Alumni in Canada (by Province)
Ontario 242
British Columbia 99
Quebec 72
Alberta 50
Nova Scotia 26
Manitoba 13
New Brunswick 10
Saskatchewan 5
Prince Edward Island 2
Newfoundland & Labrador 2

 

International Map Facts
—More alums from the classes of the 2010s live in South Korea, Japan, China and India than any other decade.
—More alums from the 2000s live in Canada and Singapore than any other decade.
—More alums from the 1990s live in England, France, People’s Republic of China and Switzerland than any other decade.
—More alums from the 1980s live in Australia than any other decade

 

Top 50 U.S. Cities Where the Most Alumni Live
1.     New York, NY 3,050
2.     San Francisco, CA 1,261
3.     Brooklyn, NY 968
4.     Washington, DC 914
5.     Boston, MA 697
6.     Chicago, IL 695
7.     Seattle, WA 687
8.     Los Angeles, CA 602
9.     Denver, CO 429
10.  Cambridge, MA 423
11.  Hanover, NH 393
12.  Atlanta, GA 358
13.  Portland, OR 353
14.  Houston, TX 350
15.  Philadelphia, PA 307
16.  Arlington, VA 280
17.  Austin, TX 263
18.  San Diego, CA 261
19.  Dallas, TX 254
20.  Oakland, CA 246
21.  Minneapolis, MN 240
22.  Bethesda, MD 224
23.  Greenwich, CT 215
24.  Baltimore, MD 211
25.  Berkeley, CA 204
26.  Pittsburgh, PA 195
27.  Alexandria, VA 178
28.  Boulder, CO 178
29.  Palo Alto, CA 166
30.  Concord, MA 162
31.  Norwich, VT 161
32.  Wellesley, MA 160
33.  Somerville, MA 157
34.  Charlotte, NC 151
35.  Saint Louis, MO 148
36.  Miami, FL 145
37.  Darien, CT 142
38.  Santa Monica, CA 141
39.  Brookline, MA 139
40.  Tucson, AZ 139
41.  Princeton, NJ 137
42.  Cincinnati, OH 132
43.  Menlo Park, CA 132
44.  Durham, NC 130
45.  Chevy Chase, MD 130
46.  Anchorage, AK 127
47.  Lexington, MA 127
48.  Charlottesville, VA 126
49.  Honolulu, HI 125
50.  New Canaan, CT 125

 

United States Map Facts
Here’s a look at the states where certain class-decade populations dominate.

Decade           State                     Alumni Count
 1960s              Florida                               365
 1970s              New Hampshire           512
 1980s              Massachusetts            1,390
 1990s              California                       1,546
 2000s              New York                       1,929
 2010s              Oklahoma                         34

Where Are You?
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SOURCE: Alumni Records. Data provided by Information Management Systems and New Media, Advancement Division, Dartmouth College. Data current as of June 2017 and based on “preferred address” as provided by 57,988 alumni. 

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