26 companies you won't be surprised to find out were founded by graduates and dropouts of the top US colleges

TheInsider Picksteam writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.Two former RISD roommates started Airbnb (now valued at $25 billion) with an air mattress in the living room to help make San Francisco's steep rent affordable. Princeton alum Jeff Bezos once pedaled books online on a website called "Amazon." You may not realize it, but a surprising amount of landmark companiesand favorite emerging startupswere founded by grads from top US schools.The opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds in a societyand make connections with other ambitious, brilliant entrepreneurs is one reason the abysmal admissions rate is worth attempting and the high cost of US tuition can beworth footing.Below are 26 companies that were born from the top schools in the US, from Ivy League alma maters to prestigious equivalents like MIT and Stanford:BonobosBonobosBonobosthe startup now famous for beginning with one perfectly made pair of pantswas founded by Stanford Business SchoolstudentsAndy Dunnand Brian Spaly in 2007.The company now makes men's clothes in every category, from suits to socks.Ministry of SupplyMinistry of SupplyBorn at MIT, Ministry of Supply is a workwear startup that takes a scientific approach to design, aiming to redesign the classic wardrobe stables with radically comfortable and harder-working materials.The company's Apollo 3 dress shirt (now on its third iteration) was designed in collaboration with both MIT and NASA, and the company claims its fabric is 19x more breathable than cotton. Two people have now run marathons in the company's Kinetic Suit as publicity stunts.Overall, the company's offerings are sweat-proof, high stretch, and easy to care for. We've written reviews about a good amount of the company's offerings (Womens: Kinetic Dress, Kinetic Pants, Easier Than Silk Shirt; Mens: Apollo 3, Kinetic Suit, Momentum Chino Shorts) and we've rarely been disappointed.BoseBoseAudio tech giant Bose was founded by MIT alumni Amar Bose in 1964, and amajority of the corporation's non-voting shares were given by Amar Bose to his alma mater (and former employer), theMassachusetts Institute of Technology in 2011.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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