List of universities by number of billionaire alumni

Counting all degrees, Harvard University comes in first place in terms of the total number of degrees and the total combined wealth. If only the undergraduate degree is counted, the University of Pennsylvania comes in slightly ahead of Harvard.^[1] 25 current billionaires received their bachelor's degrees at Penn, followed by Harvard University with 22 undergraduate alumni billionaires.

Harvard University also ranks first in the number of ultra-high net worth individuals with assets greater than $30 million, according to Wealth-X. The total number of wealthy alumni is nearly twice that of the next highest ranking institution, the University of Pennsylvania, and the total combined assets is nearly three times as large.

Among the billionaires who hold a tertiary-level degree, 42 percent graduated with a bachelor's degree, 26 percent have a master's degree, 21 percent finished their MBA, and 11 percent attained a PhD.^[2]

The list is dominated by US universities with 16 of them making it to the top 20, including the first eight positions.^[3]

"Top billionaire producing universities" per Wealth-X 2017, counting all degrees

1. Harvard University – 131 degrees, combined wealth $529 billion
2. Stanford University – 50 degrees, combined wealth $339 billion
3. University of Pennsylvania – 47 degrees, combined wealth $247 billion
4. Columbia University – 38 degrees, combined wealth $218 billion
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 26 degrees, combined wealth $158 billion
6. University of California Berkeley – 19 degrees, combined wealth $83 billion
7. Cornell University – 23 degrees, combined wealth $57 billion
8. University of Southern California – 22 degrees, combined wealth $51 billion
9. University of Chicago – 28 degrees, combined wealth $49 billion
10. Yale University – 21 degrees, combined wealth $99 billion^[4]

"Universities that produce the largest number of ultra-high net worth (>$30 million) alumni" per Wealth-X 2017

1. Harvard University – 16,316 alumni, combined wealth $3,238 billion
2. University of Pennsylvania – 6,993 alumni, combined wealth $1,328 billion
3. Columbia University – 4,945 alumni, combined wealth $1,067 billion
4. New York University – 3,870 alumni, combined wealth $697 billion
5. Stanford University – 3,724 alumni, combined wealth $978 billion
6. University of Cambridge – 3,708 alumni, combined wealth $586 billion
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 3,291 alumni, combined wealth $727 billion
8. Northwestern University – 2,902 alumni, combined wealth $384 billion
9. University of Chicago – 2,850 alumni, combined wealth $431 billion
10. Yale University – 2,667 alumni, combined wealth $552 billion
11. Cornell University – 2,661 alumni, combined wealth $482 billion
12. University of Southern California – 2,590 alumni, combined wealth $497 billion
13. Princeton University – 2,576 alumni, combined wealth $574 billion
14. University of California, Berkeley – 2,500 alumni, combined wealth $512 billion
15. Boston University – 2,219 alumni, combined wealth $408 billion
16. University of Michigan – 2,105 alumni, combined wealth $437 billion
17. University of Texas at Austin – 2,061 alumni, combined wealth $346 billion
18. University of Virginia – 2,035 alumni, combined wealth $258 billion
19. University of Notre Dame – 1,863 alumni, combined wealth $253 billion
20. University of California, Los Angeles – 1,728 alumni, combined wealth $299 billion

The 10 top universities by number of billionaires (asset > $1 billion), only counting bachelor's degree

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Rank	University	Amount
1	University of Pennsylvania	25
2	Harvard University	22
3	Yale University	20
4	University of Southern California	17
5	Princeton University	14
6	Stanford University	14
7	Cornell University	14
8	University of California, Berkeley	12
9	University of Mumbai	12
10	University of St. Gallen	11

The 10 top universities by number of individuals with net asset > $2 billion, only counting bachelor's degree

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Rank	University	Amount
1	University of Pennsylvania	18
2	Stanford University	13
3	Yale University	13
4	University of Southern California	12
5	Harvard University	11
6	University of St. Gallen	8
7	Columbia University	8
8	University of Michigan	7
9	Dartmouth College	7
10	Duke University	6

See also

• List of countries by the number of billionaires
• List of cities by number of billionaires
• List of wealthiest historical figures

References

External links

• "The 28 Schools That Mint The Most Billionaire Alumni". Forbes.com. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-14.