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:
Contents |
The methodology for these kind of rankings is rather simple: the amount of billionaire a university or college have, including its alumni and ffaculty.
There are several notable ranking entities, and most of them are also Internet-based and have their own homepages.
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 |
|
|