Renowned universities get their fame not only for academic accomplishments but also for their billionaire alumni.
An annual list, compiled by China University Alumni Association and released last week, analyzed the educational background of nearly 2,500 of China's billionaire based on five domestic and overseas rich lists between 1999 and 2010 and Peking University, Tstinghua University and Zhejiang University take the?top three spots on the 2011 list with 79, 70 and 66 billionaire alumni respectively.
Here's the top 10 universities on the?2011 list.
Ranking |
University |
Number of billionaire graduates |
1 |
Peking University |
79 |
2 |
Tsinghua University |
70 |
3 |
Zhejiang University |
66 |
4 |
Fudan University |
46 |
5 |
Renmin University of China |
30 |
6 |
Shanghai Jiaotong University |
25 |
7 |
Sun Yat-sen Univerisity |
22 |
8 |
Nanjing University |
20 |
9 |
South China University of Technology |
18 |
10 |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
17 |
Wuhan University |
17 |