UHNW alumni rankings
American private universities dominate University UHNW Alumni Rankings Special Report by Wealth-X, a study identifying global universities with the highest ultra high net worth (UHNW) alumni populations.
Harvard University has the largest UHNW alumni population at 2,964. Harvard University is also alma mater to 52 billionaires, the highest count globally. Among the Public Universities, University of Virginia ranks the highest with 499 UHNW alumni.
Only 3 U.S. public universities are featured in the global universities alumni league table. The University of Virginia is the highest ranked public university, followed by the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Michigan.
The population of UHNW alumni from the top 20 US public universities outnumbers that of the top 20 international universities. Only 3 out of the global top 20 are nonU.S. universities. MIT UHNW alumni have the highest average net worth of US$ 257 million.
Gender representation is highly skewed with male dominance in all institutions in the report. Monash University has the highest female representation at 17% in the entire report. MIT has the lowest female representation at 2%.
Wealth source analysis shows the University of Virginia has the highest percentage of self made UHNW alumni at 78%. University of Mumbai has the highest percentage of UHNW Alumni who have inherited their wealth at 27% as well as the highest percentage of UHNW Alumni who have inherited wealth and proceeded to create fortunes of their own at 29%.
“While it is expected that private universities would lead the rankings, public universities had quite a robust showing. As the report shows, most of the UHNW alumni have self-made fortunes, underscoring how these institutions have served as launching pads for many of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs and companies,” commented on the report David S. Friedman , Wealth-X President.
“Our analysis sheds new light on relationships between UHNW alumni and their almae matres. It reinforces the importance of identifying UHNW alumni for educational institutions, which look to enhance relationships with future major donors,” added Wealth-X CEO, Mykolas D. Rambus.
US Private Universities League Table:
1. Harvard University – No. of UHNWIs 2964
2. University of Pennsylvania – No. of UHNWIs 1502
3. Stanford University – No. of UHNWIs 1174
4. Columbia University – No. of UHNWIs 889
5. New York University – No. of UHNWIs 828
6. University of Chicago – No. of UHNWIs 658
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology – No. of UHNWIs 581
8. Yale University – No. of UHNWIs 568
9. Cornell University – No. of UHNWIs 528
10. Princeton University – No. of UHNWIs 508
US Public Universities League Table:
1. University of Virginia – No. of UHNWIs 499
2. University of California, Berkeley – No. of UHNWIs 447
3. University of Michigan – No. of UHNWIs 410
4. University of California, Los Angeles – No. of UHNWIs 341
5. University of Wisconsin-Madison – No. of UHNWIs 320
6. University of Texas at Austin – No. of UHNWIs 195
7. University of Washington – No. of UHNWIs 187
8. Indiana University – 154
9. Pennsylvania State University – 142
10. University of Maryland, College Park – 132
Global Universities Alumni League Table
1. Harvard University (United States)
2. University of Pennsylvania (United States)
3. Stanford University (United States)
4. Columbia University (United States)
5. New York University (United States)
6. University of Chicago (United States)
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)
8. Yale University (United States)
9. Cornell University (United States)
10. Princeton University (United States)
11. University of Virginia (United States)
12. Boston University (United States)
13. Northwestern University (United States)
14. University of California, Berkeley (United States)
15. University of Michigan (United States)
16. Oxford University (United Kingdom)
17. University of Southern California (United States)
18. University of Mumbai (India)
19. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
20. Brown University (United States)
Billionaire Alumni League Table
1. Harvard University – BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI POPULATION -52 – NOTABLE BILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS – Jorge Lemann
2. University of Pennsylvania BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI POPULATION -28 – NOTABLE BILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS – Ronald
Perelman
3. Stanford University – BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI POPULATION -27 – NOTABLE BILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS – Sergey Brin
4. New York University – BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI POPULATION -17 – NOTABLE BILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS – John Paulson
5. Columbia University – BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI POPULATION -15 – NOTABLE BILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS – S. Robson Walton
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology – BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI POPULATION -15 – NOTABLE BILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS –
David Koch
7. Cornell University – BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI POPULATION -14 – NOTABLE BILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS – Robert Zif
8. University of Southern California – BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI POPULATION -14 – NOTABLE BILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS –
George Lucas Jr
9. Yale University – BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI POPULATION -13 – NOTABLE BILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS – Forrest Mars Jr
10. University of Cambridge – BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI POPULATION -11 – NOTABLE BILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS – David Thomson.
