In June 2024, Forbes published a list of the colleges with the most billionaire alumni. The list included 12 universities, with seven of them being Ivy League schools. The University of Pennsylvania held the top spot on the list, with 36 billionaires among its alumni.
The United States is home to over 700 billionaires, and it is no surprise that many of these ultra-rich individuals attended some of the same top universities. Forbes’ list highlighted the dominance of Ivy League institutions, with seven out of the most prestigious schools boasting more than 11 billionaire graduates each. Brown University was the only Ivy League school not included in the list.
The combined net worth of the billionaires associated with these 12 colleges is nearly $1.7 trillion. This figure only takes into account the net worth of alumni who graduated from these colleges, excluding contributions from college dropouts such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. Forbes’ report provides valuable insights into which colleges have produced the highest number of billionaire alumni as of June 2024, including Harvard and USC.