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Nearly a fifth of America's billionaires went to just 5 colleges

Nearly a fifth of America's billionaires went to just 5 colleges

The billionaires have a combined net worth of $927.4 billion

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Out of the 813 billionaires in the U.S., nearly a fifth of them went to just a handful of colleges.

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Forbes published its “Top Colleges for Billionaires” list today that ranks American universities by the number of undergraduate alumni that have gone on to become billionaires.

Take a look at the top five schools in the ranking, which have collectively graduated 126 billionaires with a total net worth of $927.4 billion.

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5. Cornell University

5. Cornell University

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Number of billionaire graduates: 13

Total net worth: $60.4 billion

Location: Ithaca, New York

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4. Yale University

4. Yale University

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Number of billionaire graduates: 19

Total net worth: $149 billion

Location: New Haven, Connecticut

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3. Harvard University

3. Harvard University

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Number of billionaire graduates: 28

Total net worth: $261 billion

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

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2. Stanford University

2. Stanford University

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Number of billionaire graduates: 30

Total net worth: $90 billion

Location: Stanford, California

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1. University of Pennsylvania

1. University of Pennsylvania

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Number of billionaire graduates: 36

Total net worth: $367 billion

Location: Philadelphia

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