The Times Higher Education (THE) Alma Mater Index (Global Executives) 2017 gives a picture of which institutions are best at producing senior business leaders worldwide.
Kent came 55th in the rankings for educating two Fortune Global 500 CEOs and awarding three qualifications to CEOs. The only other ranked UK universities are Oxford (14th), Cambridge (20th) and Imperial (29th).
The revenue generated by the companies overseen by Kent-educated CEOs is $135 billion.
Overall, US institutions have educated 231 Fortune Global 500 chief executives: by far the highest number. The US is followed by China, whose universities have educated 116 chief executives; France, with 68; Germany, 46; the UK, 40; and Japan, 35.
Institutions in the Alma Mater Index 2017 have been ranked according to the total number of degrees awarded to chief executives listed by Fortune in the Fortune Global 500 2016. Where this was equal, they have been ranked according to their total number of chief executive alumni. Where this was equal, they have been separated according to the total revenue of their alumni chief executives’ companies in 2015.