Aston University has been rated among the top 10 UK universities for producing millionaires.
Research by investment firm Skandia highlights that 2 per cent of the UK’s millionaires went to Aston University, placing Aston University 10th overall.
The independent survey of 549 millionaires and multi-millionaires, which recently featured in The Telegraph, also revealed that 65 per cent of those interviewed went to university, with a third achieving a Masters. The survey of UK based millionaires also highlights that 71 per cent attended state school.
Both Aston University and University of Birmingham are featured in the list-placing two West Midlands universities in the top 10. Others on the list include St Andrews, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Manchester and Bristol.
Universities attended by the millionaires:
| 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% |
The survey also highlights that two thirds of UK based millionaires see themselves as savers with men more likely to be savers than women (73% men; 59% women)
Millionaires are more likely to take advice from an IFA than an account or bank manager (37%;25%;22%)
Two thirds (67.1%) deem that the London 2012 Olympics will be good for the UK economy and will leave some form of positive legacy.
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