Chinese university ranking of billionaire alumni

In first decade of the 21st century, many Chinese media have been very active in making ranking lists for Chinese colleges and universities according to the number of billionaires they have produced.

This kind of rankings and lists are often seen in Chinese TV, newspapers, books, and even academic studies and publications. Such rankings are normally made annually. Most of these rankings are based on the billionaire rankings made by Forbes (American business magazine) and Hurun Report (a business ranking specialized company based in mainland China).

Citation based on:

• Forbes: The World's Billionaires(English)
• Huren Report: Huren Top 100 Billionaires (胡润百富)(Chinese)

Methodology

The methodology for these kind of rankings is rather simple: the amount of billionaire a university or college have, including its alumni and ffaculty.

Notable ranking source

There are several notable ranking entities, and most of them are also Internet-based and have their own homepages.

• 2010: Chinese university billionaire investigation, from the Chinese University Alumni Association (CUAA, simplified Chinese: 中国大学校友会).^[1]
• 2009 Chinese University Business-making Ranking, from People.com.cn (one of the largest and most popular Chinese websites).^[2]
• 2009 List of billionaire alumni of Chinese universities, full list from Tencent QQ News.^[3]

Ranking

The most recent ranking is^[1]: (only top 10 are listed out as below) measured in billion Chinese Yuan.

Ranking	University/College	Location	No. of billionaires	Wealth	Majors
1	Peking University	Beijing	63	139	MBA, management, law, bioengineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, Chinese language
2	Tsinghua University	Beijing	54	91.1	MBA, mechanical engineering, civil engineering & architecture, physics, electronic engineering
3	Zhejiang University	Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province	53	149.9	MBA, management, law, computer science, history, civil engineering & architecture
4	Fudan University	Shanghai	38	135.4	MBA, management, medicine & pharmacy, photonics, journalism, philosophy
5	Renmin University	Beijing	26	89.4	MBA, management, law
6	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai	19	27.9	MBA, management, electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science
7	Sun Yat-sen University	Guangzhou, Guangdong Province	18	40.4	MBA, management, philosophy, Chinese language
8	Nanjing University	Nanjing, Jiangsu Province	16	27.2	MBA, management, history, electronic engineering, civil engineering & architecture
9	South China University of Technology	Guangzhou, Guangdong Province	15	35.3	telecommunication, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, chemical engineering
10	Zhejiang University of Technology	Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province	12	30.7	MBA, management, chemical engineering, automation

See also

• Billionaire
• List of people by net worth of the People's Republic of China
• List of Hong Kong people by net worth
• List of countries by the number of US dollar billionaires
• List of universities in China
• Project 211
• Project 985
• 863 Program

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2010中国亿万富豪调查报告出炉，北京大学“造富能力”最强！" (in (Chinese)). Chinese University Alumni Association (CUAA). http://cuaa.net/cur/2010ywfhdcbg/. Retrieved 25 May 2010. 
2. ^ "2009年中国大学创业富豪榜--人民网教育频道中国最权威教育网站--人民网" (in (Chinese)). People.com.cn. 24 June 2009. http://edu.people.com.cn/GB/8216/159327/index.html. Retrieved 25 May 2010. 
3. ^ "2009中国大学创业富豪榜：全部榜单" (in (Chinese)). Tencent QQ. 2009年06月24日 15:23. http://blog.qq.com/qzone/622000360/1245829009.htm. Retrieved 25 May 2010.