Aston and Birmingham universities popular with millionaires

ASTON and Birmingham universities have been rated among the best in the country for producing new millionaires.

Both feature in a table of the top 10 universities attended by millionaires – with 2.7% heading for Birmingham and 2% for Aston.

The list was headed by the University of London (10.9%), followed by Oxford (7.8%) and Cambridge (5.5%).

Disappointingly for the two institutions, both were beaten by Leeds (3.9%) and Manchester (3.5%).

The independent survey of 549 millionaires and multi-millionaires also revealed that 65% of those interviewed went to university, with a third achieving a Masters. The survey of UK based millionaires also highlights that 71% attended state school.

The list in full is:

University of London         10.9 %
University of Oxford      7.8%
University of Cambridge          5.5%
University of Leeds          3.9%
University of Manchester          3.5%
University of St. Andrews         3.5%
University of Birmingham         2.7%
University of Bristol          2.3%
University of Edinburgh     2.3%
Aston University     2%
University of Liverpool        2%
The Open University            1.6%
University of Glasgow       1.6%
Outside UK    7.8%
Other          42.6%