There are currently 188 living billionaires in the world who were once students at prestigious American universities such as Harvard University, Yale University, Cornell University, and more.

The paths to success for the world’s billionaires vary, but many of them share an alma mater at some of America’s top universities.

According to a report by Wealth-X Billionaire Census 2018, as cited by Business Insider, of the 2,754 billionaires worldwide, 567 have degrees from one of the top 10 American universities that produce the most billionaires.

Famous billionaires such as Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, and the two co-founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, were all students at these institutions.

Unsurprisingly, Harvard University tops the list as the school that has produced the most billionaires. A total of 188 living billionaires were once students at Harvard, not including those who dropped out like Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft.

Below are the 10 American universities that produce the most billionaires, according to the Wealth-X report cited by Business Insider:

10. University of Michigan – 26 billionaires

Larry Page, co-founder of Google, is currently the CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1995 – Photo: AP.

8 (tie) – University of Southern California – 29 billionaires

Billionaire George Lucas, founder of Lucasfilm and director of the blockbuster Star Wars series, graduated from the University of Southern California in 1967 – Photo: Getty.

8 (tie) – University of Chicago – 29 billionaires

Billionaire David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-CEO of the Carlyle Group, graduated from the University of Chicago in 1973 – Photo: Reuters.

7. Yale University – 31 billionaires

Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman and CEO of the Blackstone Group, graduated from Yale University in 1969 – Photo: Reuters

6. Cornell University – 35 billionaires

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn, founder of Greenlight Capital, graduated from Cornell University in 1991 – Photo: Reuters

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – 38 billionaires

Billionaire David Koch, Executive Vice President of Koch Industries, graduated from MIT in 1963 – Photo: Reuters

4. Columbia University – 53 billionaires

Legendary investor Warren Buffett, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, graduated from Columbia University in 1951 – Photo: Reuters

3. University of Pennsylvania – 64 billionaires

Billionaire Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal, founder and CEO of Tesla and Space X, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997 – Photo: Reuters.

2. Stanford University – 74 billionaires

Billionaire Phil Knight, co-founder and honorary Chairman of sportswear company Nike, graduated from Stanford University in 1962 – Photo: Reuters

1. Harvard University – 188 billionaires

Billionaire Meg Whitman, former Chairman and CEO of HP, graduated from Harvard University in 1979 – Photo: AP

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