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Universities With the Most Billionaire Alumni, 2021

Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has more billionaire alumni than any other university in the world. It has an estimated 29 billionaire alumni, who own a total combined wealth of $207 billion.

The University of Pennsylvania tied with Stanford University for the No. 2 spots with 28 billionaire alumni, placing only behind Harvard University’s 29.

The Ivy League produces a large share of the world’s richest. A total of 6 Ivy League schools made the list for the most billionaire alumni. Yale University placed No. 4 with 21 alumni, Cornell University placed No. 6 with 18 alumni, and Columbia University and Princeton tied for No. 9 with 11 alumni each.

RANKUNITERSITYBILLIONAIRESTOTAL NET WORTHLOCATION
1Harvard University29$207 BILLIONCAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, US
2University of Pennsylvania28$284.8 BILLIONPHILADELPHIA, US
2Stanford University28$124.4 BILLIONSTANFORD, CALIFORNIA, US
4Yale University21$140.8 BILLIONNEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, US
5Mumbai University20$162.8 BILLIONMUMBAI, INDIA
6Cornell University18$65.1 BILLIONITHACA, NEW YORK, US
7University of Southern California15$58.5 BILLIONLOS ANGELES, US
8Masschusetts Institute of Technology14$104 BILLIONCAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, US
9Columbia University11$40.9 BILLIONNEW YORK CITY, US
9Princeton University11$288.4 BILLIONPRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, US
9University of California, Berkeley11$82.6 BILLIONBERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, US

Universities With the Most Billionaire Alumni 2021

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