We often hear the dropout-turned-billionaire story, but the majority of uber-wealthy people have graduated college.
According to research firm Wealth-X, 70% of billionaires have a bachelor's degree — and there are certain universities that have produced an impressive number of today's record high 2,473 billionaires.
"Harvard University emerges as the most popular educational destination [for billionaires] by far," the firm reports in its 2015-2016 Billionaire Census. The elite institution has yielded 134 of today's billionaires, twice as many as runner-up Stanford.
Wealth-X provided CNBC with the top "billionaire universities" in the world, along with the number of current billionaires who received degrees (bachelor's, master's, MBA, JD, MD or PhD) from each.
Here, we've highlighted the top 19 schools. To give you an idea of how the average graduate from these universities fares, we also included the median earnings of grads 10 years after enrolling, based on data fromthe U.S. Department of Education. Note that this data is not available for schools outside of the U.S.While we can't promise billionaire status if you attend one of these institutions, it can't hurt your odds.
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Degrees awarded to today's billionaires: 14Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $76,700
Lance King | Getty ImagesDuke University in Durham, North Carolina
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
Degrees awarded to today's billionaires: 14Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $75,100
Source: Princeton UniversityPrinceton University campus
University of CambridgeCambridge, England
Degrees awarded to today's billionaires: 15
Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: N/A
Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUniversity of Cambridge, in Cambridge, U.K.
London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon, England
Degrees awarded to today's billionaires: 15
Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: N/A
Pawel Libera | LightRocket | Getty ImagesLondon School of Economics and Political Science
University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas
Degrees awarded to today's billionaires: 17
Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $52,800
Jon Herskovitz | ReutersUniversity of Texas campus in Austin, Texas
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Degrees awarded to today's billionaires: 18
Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $62,700
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MichiganDegrees awarded to today's billionaires: 18Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $57,900
Robert Nickelsberg | Getty ImagesUniversity of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of OxfordOxford, England
Degrees awarded to today's billionaires: 20
Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: N/A
David Madison | Getty ImagesOxford University in Oxford, England
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CaliforniaDegrees awarded to today's billionaires: 21Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $59,200
Darren Walsh | Chelsea FC | Getty ImagesUniversity of California, Los AngelesNew York UniversityNew York City, New York
Degrees awarded to today's billionaires: 22Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $58,800
Melanie Stetson Freeman | The Christian Science Monitor | Getty ImagesNew York University (NYU) holds its 180th commencement ceremony in Yankee Stadium.University of ChicagoChicago, IllinoisDegrees awarded to today's billionaires: 22
Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $62,800
Bruce Leighty | Getty ImagesUniversity of Chicago campusYale University
New Haven, ConnecticutDegrees awarded to today's billionaires: 23Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $66,000
Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Sterling Memorial Library on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut.University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaDegrees awarded to today's billionaires: 24
Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $66,100
David McNew | Getty ImagesUniversity of Southern California in Los Angeles, California
Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York
Degrees awarded to today's billionaires: 26
Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $70,900
Kenneth C. Zirkel | Getty ImagesCornell University.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MassachusettsDegrees awarded to today's billionaires: 31Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $91,600
Yiming Chen | Getty ImagesStudents walk on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Columbia UniversityNew York City, New YorkDegrees awarded to today's billionaires: 43
Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $72,900
Getty ImagesPeople walk on the Columbia University campus in New York City.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Degrees awarded to today's billionaires: 54Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $78,200
Ann Hermes | The Christian Science Monitor | Getty Images
Stanford UniversityStanford, CaliforniaDegrees awarded to today's billionaires: 67Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $80,900
David Madison | Getty ImagesStanford University campus
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MassachusettsDegrees awarded to today's billionaires: 134Median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrolling: $87,200
Source: CNBC.com
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