<p>The numerical count for Columbia University appears to be fictional and not based upon any official records or any official reference that could be relied upon for evidence. </p>
<p>By Columbia University’s own admission on their own official websites, they only have 72 total number of Nobel Prize winners of which only 38 were produced. The criterions given failed to comport to any recognized standard, including those followed by Columbia University. When you hear of unofficial numbers, get suspicious.</p>
<p>Cambridge University, on the other hand, has an official record of 88 total number of Nobel Prize winner affiliates (most in the world) of which 79 were produced (most in the world). The University of Chicago has an official total of 85 Nobel Prize winner affiliates (2nd in the world) of which a paltry 24 were produced. </p>
<p>Apparently, Columbia University and Chicago University seem to suffer from relative anonymity as compared to internationally famous institutions such as Oxford, Cambridge, London, Gottingen, and Heidelberg, and from nationally recognized institutions such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton and MIT. Columbia and Chicago’s almost complete lack of famous alumni in every field, let alone complete lack of world leaders are the primary reasons for their relative anonymity. And until this changes, both Columbia and Chicago will continue to suffer from this form of misfortune.</p>