Whether its intelligence, creativity, drive, or just plain luck, these 15 people are billionaires with no bachelor's degree. This can give some ideas for some of you may be ; )
#15 Leonardo Del Vecchio
Net worth: $10.5 billion
Source of wealth: Luxottica (eyewear)
Education: no higher education
Honored: Although he never went to college, Leonardo has received four honorary degrees from various Italian universities.
#14 Roman Abramovich
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Net worth: $11.2 billion
Source of wealth: steel and investments
Education: college drop out
Humble beginnings: Abramovich once sold plastic toys out of his small apartment in Russia.
#13 Savitri Jindal
Net worth: $12.2 billion
Source of wealth: inherited late husband's steel company
Education: no higher education
Unexpected billions: Savitri didn't even know how much money her husband made before taking over his company after his unexpected death.
#12 Paul Allen
Net worth: $12.7 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft and investments
Education: Washington State University drop out
Strategic thinker: Allen convinced Bill Gates to drop out of college in 1976 to form Microsoft.
#11 Michael Dell
Net worth: $14 billion
Source of wealth: Dell
Education: University of Texas--Austin drop out
Thoughts on college: "As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map and begin to draw your own."
#10 Michele Ferrero
Net worth: $17 billion
Source of wealth: Ferrero Rocher (chocolates)
Education: no higher education
#9 Lee Shau Kee
Net worth: $18.5 billion
Source of wealth: real estate
Education: no higher education
College supporter: Lee Shau Kee has provided scholarships for many colleges and universities around the world through his Lee Shau Kee Foundation. He has also been given many honorary degrees.
#8 Liliane Bettencourt
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Net worth: $20 billion
Source of wealth: L'Oreal
Education: no higher education
In her blood: Why bother with college when you inherited the largest cosmetics company in the world?
#7 Li Ka-shing
Net worth: $21 billion
Source of wealth: real estate and various business endeavors
Education: High school drop out
Born entrepreneur: Li Ka-Shing dropped out of high school at age 15 and sold plastic flowers to help support his family.
#6 Ingvar Kamprad
Net worth: $23 billion
Source of wealth: IKEA
Education: no higher education
Born entrepreneur: Kamprad bought matches cheaply in bulk in Stockholm and sold them individually for a profit when he was just a child.
#5 Karl Albrecht
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Net worth: $23.5 billion
Source of wealth: ALDI
Education: no higher education
Learned more from WWII: Karl Albrecht served in WWII for Germany's army and used lessons from war and postwar Germany to build a successful company with his brother.
#4 Christy Walton
Net worth: $24 billion
Source of wealth: Wal Mart
Education: no higher education
College supporter: Walton donates money to The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation which among other causes helps deserving students from Mexico and South American countries receive educations from United States colleges.
#3 Amancio Ortega
Net worth: $25 billion
Source of wealth: Zara/Inditex
Education: no higher education
Model for business schools: Ortega's business model for Inditex has been taught in many business schools.
#2 Larry Ellison
Net worth: $28 billion
Source of wealth: Oracle
Education: University of Chicago drop out
Recognized by colleges: Ellison was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Harvard University School of Business in 1990.
#1 Bill Gates
Net worth: $54 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Education: Harvard University drop out
Thoughts on college: "I applaud the graduates today for taking a much more direct route to your degrees. For my part, I’m just happy that the Crimson has called me “Harvard’s most successful dropout.” I guess that makes me valedictorian of my own special class … I did the best of everyone who failed."