Wouldn’t you like to be a millionaire? Anything’s possible in America! Just ask graduates from these 10 colleges–they’re the colleges that have produced the most millionaires! It’s no surprise that 5 of the 10 colleges are Ivy League institutions–there’s a long history of money and power there, to be sure–but the other 5 may or may not surprise you. Let’s take a look:
10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
The University of Michigan, frequently referred to simply as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
Acceptance rate: 28.6% (2016)
Total enrollment: 43,625 (2015)
Mascot: Wolverine
Football stadium: Michigan Stadium
Fight song: The Victors
9. Yale University
Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in Saybrook Colony as the Collegiate School, the University is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
Acceptance rate: 6.3% (2016)
Mascot: Handsome Dan
Founded: October 9, 1701, New Haven, CT
Endowment: 25.57 billion USD (2015)
8. Princeton University
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
Acceptance rate: 6.5% (2016)
Mascot: Princeton Tigers
Endowment: 22.72 billion USD (2015)
Total enrollment: 8,138 (2015)
7. Cornell University
Cornell University is an American private Ivy League and public federal land-grant doctoral university located in Ithaca, New York.
Acceptance rate: 14% (2016)
Mascot: Touchdown
Total enrollment: 21,904 (2015)
Endowment: 6.03 billion USD (2015)
6. University of Texas - Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, informally UT Austin, UT, University of Texas, or Texas in sports contexts, is a public research university and the flagship institution of the University of Texas System.
Acceptance rate: 39.7% (2014)
Mascot: Longhorn
Total enrollment: 50,950 (2015)
5. University of California - Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1868, Berkeley is the oldest of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system.
Acceptance rate: 17.5% (2016)
Mascot: Oski
Total enrollment: 38,204 (2015)
4. University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England, United Kingdom.
Acceptance rate: 17.5% (2015)
Color: Oxford Blue
Total enrollment: 22,348 (2014)
3. Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California.
Acceptance rate: 4.7% (2016)
Total enrollment: 16,122 (2015)
Founded: November 11, 1885
Endowment: 22.2 billion USD (2015)
2. University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia.
Acceptance rate: 9.4% (2016)
Mascot: Quaker
Total enrollment: 24,806 (2014)
Endowment: 10.13 billion USD (2015)
1. Harvard University
Harvard University is a private, Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established 1636, whose history, influence and wealth have made it one of the world’s most prestigious universities.
Acceptance rate: 5.2% (2016)
Mascot: John Harvard, the Pilgrim
Total enrollment: 21,000 (2014)
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