Did Bill Gates graduate from any college?

Bill Gates effectively invented the college-dropout billionaire trope in 1975 when he left Harvard University to found Microsoft. While Harvard eventually awarded an honorary doctorate to Gates, he never completed his bachelor’s degree.

What college did Bill Gates specifically go to?

Bill Gates attended Harvard University. However, he dropped out in his junior year to found Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen.

Why did Bill Gates leave Harvard?

While at Harvard, Gates helped develop a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer, the MITS Altair. During his junior year, Gates dropped out of the university to work full-time on Microsoft, a company he and his childhood friend Paul Allen founded.

What college has the richest students?

Harvard University 17,660. Stanford University 7,972. University of Pennsylvania 7,517. Columbia University 5,528. New York University 5,214. Northwestern University 4,354. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4,089. Yale University 3,654.