While you might've grown up thinking you needed to attend an Ivy League school to become a CEO, research proves that's not true. According to
a study recently published in Forbes, only 11% of Fortune 100 CEOs in 2018 went to Ivy Leagues. In fact, a whopping 47% went to state schools across the country.
In the Fortune Top 10, only one CEO attended an Ivy — Jeff Bezos graduated from Princeton University in 1988. Instead, 80% of them attended public institutions. Here's the list:
1.
University of Arkansas: Doug McMillion, CEO of Walmart
2.
Texas A&M University: Darren Woods, CEO of Exxon Mobil
3.
University of Nebraska- Lincoln: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
4.
Auburn University: Tim Cook, CEO of Apple
5.
Illinois State University: David Wichmann, CEO of UnitedHealth Group
6.
University of Minnesota: John Hammergreen, CEO of McKesson
7.
University of Pittsburg: Larry Merlo, CEO of CVS Health
8.
Princeton University: Jeff Bezos,
CEO of Amazon9.
University of Central Oklahoma: Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T
10.
Kettering University: Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
Overall, the two universities that were most commonly attended by CEOs in the Fortune 100 were the University of Michigan and Texas A&M.
So, for high school seniors applying to college this year, remember that getting accepted to that Ivy League isn't everything! And P.S.: you might want to add Texas A&M to your list.