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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)</a> - Billionaire Alumni: 7 </strong></div> </p> <img src=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/asset.plexuss.com/news/images/mit-campus.png" alt="MIT Campus"> <p>Source: <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://mitadmissions.org/" target="_blank">MITadmissions.org</a></p> <p> <div> As a school traditionally known for its programs in the physical sciences and engineering, it is not surprising that at least six out of the seven richest alumni hailing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology majored in subjects such as Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science. MIT billionaire alumni include <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family" target="_blank">brothers</a>: Charles, David, and William Koch; as well as <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.dropbox.com/" target="_blank">Dropbox</a> CEO and co-founder, Drew Houston. </div> </p> <hr> <p> <div><strong> 7. <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"/college/princeton-university" target="_blank">Princeton University</a> - Billionaire Alumni: 10 </strong></div> </p> <img src=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/asset.plexuss.com/news/images/princeton-university-campus.png" alt="Princeton University Campus"> <p>Source: <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.princeton.edu/main/" target="_blank">Princeton.edu</a></p> <p> <div> The 7th school on our list is Princeton University. Alumni from this New Jersey, Ivy League school include CEO and founder of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.amazon.com/" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>, Jeff Bezos; Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman at <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.google.com/" target="_blank">Google</a>; Activist shareholder and founder of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.ielp.com/" target="_blank">Icahn Enterprises</a>, Carl Icahn; and <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.ebay.com/" target="_blank">Ebay</a>'s CEO, Meg Whitman. </div> </p> <hr> <p> <div><strong> 6. <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"/college/university-of-southern-california" target="_blank">University of Southern California</a> - Billionaire Alumni: 11 </strong></div> </p> <img src=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/asset.plexuss.com/news/images/university-of-southern-california-campus.png" alt="University of Southern California Campus"> <p>Source: <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.usc.edu/" target="_blank">USC.edu</a></p> <p> <div> Placing in the top six is the University of Southern California, California's oldest private research University. The richest alumni from this Los Angeles, California school include CEO and Chairman of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.salesforce.com/" target="_blank">Salesforce.com</a>, Marc Benioff; <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.sequoiacap.com/" target="_blank">Sequioa Capital</a> venture capitalist, Mark Stevens; <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.intuit.com/" target="_blank">Intuit</a> founder Scott Cook; and filmmaker and creator of the <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.starwars.com/" target="_blank">Star Wars</a> franchise, George Lucas. </div> </p> <hr> <p> <div><strong> 4. (Tie): <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"/college/stanford-university" target="_blank">Stanford University</a> - Billionaire Alumni: 12 </strong></div> </p> <img src=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/asset.plexuss.com/news/images/stanford-campus.png" alt="Stanford Campus"> <p>Source: <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.stanford.edu/" target="_blank">Stanford.edu</a></p> <p> <div> Tied with Cornell University at 4th place is Stanford University. Located in Silicon Valley, California, Stanford has educated Bobby Murphy, one half of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.snapchat.com/" target="_blank">Snapchat</a>'s co-founders; Brian Acton, computer programmer and co-founder of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.whatsapp.com/" target="_blank">Whatsapp</a>; Jerry Yang, former CEO and co-founder of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">Yahoo!</a>; chairman and <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.linkedin.com/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> co-founder, Reid Hoffman; and Peter Thiel, <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.paypal.com/home" target="_blank">Paypal</a>'s former CEO and Facebook's first outside investor. </div> </p> <hr> <p> <div><strong> 4. (Tie): <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"/college/cornell-university" target="_blank">Cornell University</a> - Billionaire Alumni: 12 </strong></div> </p> <img src=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/asset.plexuss.com/news/images/cornell-university-campus.png" alt="Cornell Campus"> <p>Source: <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://cornell.edu" target="_blank">Cornell.edu</a></p> <p> <div> Placing alongside Stanford at fourth place is Cornell University. This New York, Ivy League school has graduated David Einhorn, Founder & President of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.greenlightcapital.com/" target="_blank">Greenlight Capital</a>; Seth Klarman, hedge fund manager and founder of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.baupost.com/" target="_blank">Baupost Group</a>; Electrical engineer and former chairman of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.qualcomm.com/" target="_blank">Qualcomm</a>, Irwin Jacobs; and five members of the Johnson family, owners of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.scjohnson.com/en/home.aspx" target="_blank">SC Johnson, A Family Company</a>. </div> </p> <hr> <p> <div><strong> 3. <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"/college/yale-university" target="_blank">Yale University</a> - Billionaire Alumni: 16 </strong></div> </p> <img src=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/asset.plexuss.com/news/images/yale-university-campus.png" alt="Yale Campus"> <p>Source: <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.yale.edu/" target="_blank">Yale.edu</a></p> <p> <div> Yale University takes third place on our list. Previous students of this private Ivy League research university include media proprietor, John Malone; Edward Lampert, CEO of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.sears.com/" target="_blank">Sears</a>; chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.blackstone.com/" target="_blank">Blackstone Group</a>, Stephen Schwarzman; <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.cargill.com/" target="_blank">Cargill</a>'s CEO. Whitney MacMillan; and brothers: Sid, Edward, Lee and Robert Bass, investors and heirs of oil tycoon uncle, Sid Richardson. </div> </p> <hr> <p> <div><strong> 2. <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"/college/harvard-university" target="_blank">Harvard University</a> - Billionaire Alumni: 18 </strong></div> </p> <img src=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/asset.plexuss.com/news/images/harvard-campus.png" alt="Harvard Campus"> <p>Source: <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Harvard.edu</a></p> <p> <div> Placing in second is Harvard, a private Ivy League research university. Harvard billionaire alumni include <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.nba.com/clippers/playoffs-2015-on-sale-now" target="_blank">Los Angeles Clippers</a> owner and former Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer; founder and CEO of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.citadel.com/" target="_blank">Citadel</a>, Kenneth Griffin; and 38th United States Secretary of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.commerce.gov/" target="_blank">Commerce</a>, Penny Pritzker. </div> </p> <p> <div> <u>Noteworthy:</u> Though neither finished their undergraduate studies, <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://www.facebook.com/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Chairman & CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, as well as <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx" target="_blank">Microsoft</a> co-founder, Bill Gates, also attended Harvard University. </div> </p> <hr> <p> <div><strong> 1. <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"/college/university-of-pennsylvania" target="_blank">University of Pennsylvania</a> - Billionaire Alumni: 26 </strong></div> </p> <img src=https://plexuss.com/n/"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/asset.plexuss.com/news/images/university-of-pennsylvania-campus.png" alt="University of Pennsylvania Campus"> <p>Source: <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.upenn.edu/" target="_blank">UPenn.edu</a></p> <p> <div> With 26 billionaires, the college taking first place on our list is the University of Pennsylvania. Having at least 12 billionaires who studied Economics or Business from the university, Penn's Wharton school is a huge contributing factor to its large number of billionaire alumni. </div> </p> <p> <div> The school's richest alumni include Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of the late Steve Jobs; Elon Musk, founder of <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.teslamotors.com/" target="_blank">Tesla Motors</a> and Paypal, Inc; <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.comcast.com/" target="_blank">Comcast</a> CEO, Ronald Perelman; Steve Wynn, a business magnate who played an important role in the expansion of the <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.vegas.com/lounge/map.html" target="_blank">Las Vegas Strip</a>; and Donald Trump, American businessman, investor and TV personality known for his role on the NBC reality show <a href=https://plexuss.com/n/"http://www.nbc.com/the-celebrity-apprentice" target="_blank">The Apprentice</a>. </div> </p> <br> <p> <div> Are you surprised by any of the colleges on this list? 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