In the end, the group of Harvard and Brown University-based economists found that attending an Ivy League college has a "statistically insignificant impact" on earnings.
Leadership positions are disproportionately held by graduates of a few highly selective private colleges, the Opportunity Insights report found.
Meanwhile, at the nation's top schools, including many in the Ivy League, acceptance rates hover near all-time lows.
The pathway to CEO is not necessarily an elite university.
However, "the pathway to CEO is not necessarily an elite university," added Alvin Tillery, a political science professor and director of Northwestern's Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy.
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