Billionaires go to Harvard
As many as fifty of America’s 469 billionaires went to Harvard, more than any other university, according to a recent study from Forbes magazine.
Stanford University came in second among American universities, with 30 billionaire alumni. Third place went to the University of Pennsylvania, with 27 billionaires, followed by Yale, with 19 and Columbia with 15.
Harvard's billionaire alumni include Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and media tycoon Sumner Redstone. Bill Gates attended Harvard, but never graduated.
Stanford’s graduates include Nike co-founder Philip Knight and discount brokerage founder Charles Schwab.
Altogether, just 20 universities and colleges account for 52% of the billionaire graduates in the US.
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