The Ultra High Net Worth Individual's Alma Mater

Trivia Quiz Question

True or False:  Twenty percent or one in five of the world’s Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNIs) graduated from just ten major U.S. Universities.

Although the very successful are generally university graduates, the one in five statistic is a bit high, so the correct answer to the question is “false.”  Five percent of the world’s UHNWI’s did graduate from just ten of the U.S.’s major educational institutions with Harvard garnering honors for the highest number of UHNWI grads.  See the list below. 

 

Rank	University	UHNW Alumni Population
1	Harvard University	3,130
2	University of Pennsylvania	1,580
3	Stanford University	1,240
4	Columbia University	940
5	New York University	860
6	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	670
7	University of Chicago	665
8	Northwestern University	575
9	Yale University	570
10	Cornell University	560

Source: Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report, 2014

 

Harvard University Graduation photo