Which Universities Produce The Most Successful People?

During the final years of finishing school most students try to figure out which universities provide the best education which makes a person successful in life. Many understand success to mean money while others have different views on what it means to be successful. Most generally, success is related to the money you make, your research on different subjects, the leadership qualities you garner, your input into your community and the legacy you leave behind fir future generations to follow.

There are several ways in which you can gauge a universities’ capability in producing an educated successful person. Such as the number of scientist, artists and intellectuals it produces and the ways in which it challenges its students. Also important is the amount of exposure to the respective fields which a student can gain from a particular university.

Below is a list of colleges which produce the most millionaires as well as successful college graduates. The list is designed based on the success rate of students from these universities in terms of money they make as well as in terms of outstanding achievements of their alumni.

1. Harvard University – USA

Established in 1636, Harvard has a notable alumni all around the globe. It is known for producing some of the finest batch of American presidents such as Barack Obama. It is within the precincts of Harvard that Mark Zuckerberg came up with the idea of connecting the world with his social media website-Facebook.

2. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology -USA

Well renowned for its computer department, MIT is making its mark in other field like biological sciences as well. Innovative brainiacs like Salman Khan who is the founder of the educational platform “Khanacademy”graduated from MIT. Around 93 Nobel Prize Laureates are among its notable alumni.

3. University Of Oxford– U.K.

Oxford is one of the oldest universities in the world. Some of the most respected writer, scientists and world leaders have gained their education from this institution at some point in their lives. Pioneer of the Big Bang Theory, Stephen Hawking himself, had been its alumni.

4. University Of Cambridge – U.K.

It is the third oldest university in the world. Cambridge has had- among its students- people who have made some of the most groundbreaking discoveries in the field of science. The very famous Isaac Newton who gave us the theory of gravity had walked its corridors during his time. The university is known for its expertise in the field of research.

5. Stanford University– USA

Lying near the Silicon Valley-which is a global centre for technology and social media-Stanford graduates have earned great repute in this tech-hub. Among its prominent graduates are some of the brains which have great contributions in Google, Yahoo and Instagram. The university has a huge international student population which makes it one of the most vibrant universities in America.

The list goes on. There are several universities both at home and abroad which provide a platform for their students to learn better and implement what they learn even better. If you want to be a successful person in your life, it is high time you seriously consider doing your research on the best universities well before you graduate from high school. For information on visa applications and queries please head on to the VISA GUIDES section on studyabroad.pk.