7. New York University (tie)

10 billionaire graduates

An unusual distinction goes to New York University. The school has five dropouts who have gone on to become billionaires. One is Carl Icahn. After receiving a degree in philosophy from Princeton, Icahn enrolled in NYU's medical school. Bored by all the memorization required, he jumped ship to be a stockbroker.

8. University of Chicago (tie)

10 billionaire graduates

University of Chicago is the top billionaire producer of the Midwest. It narrowly edges out Northwestern University, which has 9 billionaire alumni. Notable University of Chicago billionaire grads include Morningstar founder Joseph Mansueto.

9. Cornell University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Northwestern University; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Southern California (tie)

Nine billionaire graduates each

Six schools tie for ninth with nine billionaire graduates each. The most famous wealthy alum of any of these schools might be USC's George Lucas. He directed his first film, THX 1138, while he was still a student there. The Star Wars creator is now worth $3.9 billion.

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