Top 10 world’s richest people and universities they graduated from

Elon Musk (Net worth: $400 Billion)

The CEO of Tesla Motors completed his education at Queen’s University, Canada. Later, he went to the United States to study business and physics at the University of Pennsylvania. The Tesla founder pursued higher education at Stanford University in California to earn a PhD in energy physics.

The University of Pennsylvania ranked 11 in QS World University Rankings 2025, while Stanford University ranked 6 in the same ranking list.

Jeff Bezos (Net worth: $239.4 Billion) 

Founder and executive chairman of Amazon, Bezos did his graduation from Princeton University with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. The University ranked 22 in the QS World University Rankings 2025.

Jeff Bezos (Source: File)

Mark Zuckerberg (Net worth: $211.8 Billion)

Mark Zuckerberg enrolled himself at Harvard University, however, he dropped out. He had received several prizes in mathematics, astronomy, physics, and classical studies. The University ranked fourth in the QS World University Rankings 2025.

Larry Ellison (Net worth: $204.6 Billion)

Ellison is chairman, chief technology officer and co-founder of Oracle and has dropped out from two universities, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois.

Chicago University ranked 21 in the QS World University Rankings 2025, while Illinois University ranked 69.

Oracle was founded by Larry Ellison in 1977. (Screenshot: Oracle)

Bernard Arnault & Family (Net worth: $181.3 Billion)

Bernard Arnault holds the LVMH empire and other cosmetics brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora. He has completed his graduation in Bachelor of Arts and Science at Ecole Polytechnique de Paris. The Institute ranked 34 in the QS World University Rankings.

Larry Page (Net worth: $161.4 Billion)

Page has completed his graduation at the University of Michigan in computer engineering and his master’s from Stanford University in computer science. The Michigan-based University ranked 44 in the QS World University Rankings.

Larry Page (Source: AP)

Sergey Brin (Net worth: $150 Billion)

Brin graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with a science degree with honours in mathematics and computer science. It ranked 218 in the QS World University Rankings.

Warren Buffett (Net worth: $146.2 Billion)

Buffett studied business at the University of Nebraska and went on to Columbia University to study economics. The Nebraska-University was in the rank band of 701-710, while in the same ranking, Columbia-based University ranked 34.

Steve Ballmer (Net worth: $126 Billion)

Ballmer graduated from Harvard University in applied maths and economics followed by a degree in Business Administration and Management from Standford University.

Jensen Huang (Net worth: $120.2 Billion)

The founder and CEO of NVIDIA has completed his higher education in electrical engineering at Oregon State University and Standford University. The Oregon University was in a rank band of 641-650 in the QS World University Rankings.