Using artificial intelligence software, researchers collected data from more than 10,000 public profiles of tech workers hired or promoted in 2016 and in the first couple months of 2017.

They also compiled a list, based on volume and all hiring levels in the past year, of the leading alma maters at the top 25 Silicon Valley companies.

Not one Ivy League university cracked the top 10. In fact, the first Ivy appearance didn’t come until No. 15 (Cornell University).

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Here are the top 10 alma maters of employees at Silicon Valley’s top 25 companies:

University of California, Berkeley

Stanford University

Carnegie Mellon University

University of Southern California

The University of Texas at Austin

Georgia Institute of Technology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

San Jose State University

University of California, San Diego

Arizona State University



Georgia Tech, sixth on the HiringSolved list for 2016 employees and fourth for most wanted alumni in 2017, has been globally recognized as one of the best colleges in the world and the top Georgia school offering the best return on investment. Tech alumni also make up a significant number of Google employees.

A 2016 study by data-driven salary profile database PayScale found those earning a bachelor's degree from Georgia Tech make an average $65,800 per year in their early careers and could potentially earn $115,000 annually.

More about HiringSolved’s study and methodology.