A best university in the world it is also most responsible for the formation of a large part of the billionaires around the world. The institution receives thousands of students per year, from the most diverse corners of the planet.
Some of the biggest tech bigwigs are Harvard alumni like Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The second place in the ranking goes to MIT, responsible for forming more than 5% of all the richest people in the United States. The former CEO of Merrill Lynch, John Thain, as well as the former president of the Fed, Ben Bernanke, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bill Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard.
Stanford has gained great notoriety in recent years due to its ability to increase the quality of teaching and the potential of its alumni. Responsible for graduating 5% of all millionaires in the country, the university participated in the formation of great business leaders such as the founder of Google, Sergei Brin, and the founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings.
One of the most sought-after universities in the world, UPenn produced 4% of the United States' hundred millionaires States, however, the biggest highlight of the institution is its former student and current CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk.
Unlike the other institutions mentioned in this list, which focus on technology, Columbia University is an academic center focused on training business leaders.
The school's alumni base is 4% of the richest Americans, including Sallie Krawcheck, former CEO of Citi Global Wealth Management, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
