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Harvard University

Cambridge , United States - Private 1636

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Top 10

3,392
Top 30

7,431
Top 50

10,954
Top 70

12,275

Staff ( 12,706 )

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Stanford University

Stanford , United States - Private 1885

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Top 10

2,325
Top 30

4,893
Top 50

7,371
Top 70

8,574

Staff ( 9,453 )

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge , United States - Private 1861

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Top 10

1,638
Top 30

3,865
Top 50

5,853
Top 70

6,327

Staff ( 6,470 )

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Columbia University New York

New York , United States - Private 1754

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Top 10

1,274
Top 30

2,415
Top 50

3,324
Top 70

4,116

Staff ( 5,041 )

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia , United States - Private 1740

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Top 10

1,159
Top 30

2,311
Top 50

2,770
Top 70

3,293

Staff ( 3,849 )

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Yale University

New Haven , United States - Private 1701

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Top 10

1,074
Top 30

2,155
Top 50

2,420
Top 70

2,555

Staff ( 2,732 )

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Duke University

Durham , United States - Private 1838

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Top 10

955
Top 30

1,790
Top 50

2,240
Top 70

2,652

Staff ( 3,063 )

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore , United States - Private 1876

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Top 10

832
Top 30

1,600
Top 50

1,905
Top 70

2,210

Staff ( 2,499 )

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New York University

New York , United States - Private 1831

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Top 10

779
Top 30

1,728
Top 50

2,082
Top 70

2,434

Staff ( 3,145 )

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University of Southern California

Los Angeles , United States - Private 1880

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

Top 10

803
Top 30

1,700
Top 50

2,014
Top 70

2,390

Staff ( 3,119 )

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