Billionaire Dropouts

Some of the world's richest people did not allow themselves to be constrained by societal requirements such as university degrees or in some cases, high school diplomas. This is a compilation of the top 20 billionaires who cut their education short to pursue wealth.

1.	William Gates III	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $40 bil Source of fortune: Microsoft Dropped out from: Harvard University
2.	Lawrence Ellison	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $22.5 bil Source of fortune: Oracle Dropped out from: University of Illinois
3.	Mukesh Ambani	Citizenship: India Net worth: $19.5 bil Source of fortune: petrochemicals Dropped out from: University of Bombay, Bachelor of Arts / Science, Stanford University
4.	Li Ka-shing	Citizenship: Hong Kong Net worth: $16.2 bil Source of fortune: diversified Dropped out from: High School
5.	Michael Dell	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $12.3 bil Source of fortune: Dell Dropped out from: University of Texas Austin
6.	Paul Allen	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $10.5 bil Source of fortune: Microsoft, investments Dropped out from: Washington State University
7.	Jack Taylor & family	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $9.5 bil Source of fortune: Enterprise Rent-A-Car Dropped out from: Washington University
8.	Carl Icahn	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $9 bil Source of fortune: leveraged buyouts Dropped out from: Princeton University, Bachelor of Arts / Science, New York University
9.	Francois Pinault & family	Citizenship: France Net worth: $7.6 bil Source of fortune: retail Dropped out from: High School
10.	Eike Batista	Citizenship: Brazil Net worth: $7.5 bil Source of fortune: iron-ore mining Dropped out from: RWTH Aachen University
11.	David Geffen	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $4.5 bil Source of fortune: movies, music Dropped out from: University of Texas Austin
12.	Hiroshi Yamauchi	Citizenship: Japan Net worth: $4.5 bil Source of fortune: Nintendo Dropped out from: Waseda University
13.	Paul Milstein & family	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $4.5 bil Source of fortune: Emigrant, real estate Dropped out from: New York University
14.	Donald Newhouse	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $4 bil Source of fortune: publishing Dropped out from: Syracuse University
15.	Richard Branson	Citizenship: United Kingdom Net worth: $2.5 bil Source of fortune: Virgin Dropped out from: High School
16.	Albert Frere	Citizenship: Belgium Net worth: $2.4 bil Source of fortune: investments Dropped out from: High School
17.	James Jannard	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $2.2 bil Source of fortune: Oakley, Red Digital Cinema Dropped out from: University of Southern Calif
18.	Malcolm Glazer & family	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $2.2 bil Source of fortune: sports teams, real estate Dropped out from: Drop Out,
19.	Peter Kellogg	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $2 bil Source of fortune: investments Dropped out from: Babson College
20.	H Wayne Huizenga	Citizenship: United States Net worth: $2 bil Source of fortune: investments Dropped out from: Calvin College