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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Wake Forest University has fair placement into investment banking and finance, sending a handful of graduates each year into the top investment banks. Wake Forest ranks #38 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school.

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JUNE 19, 2023

The University of Pennsylvania is the overall best school for investment banking and finance placement in the world. They have stellar presence at every top investment bank and are one of the schools that consistently sends undergraduate students to the top private equity firms and hedge funds.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Rice has solid placement into investment banking and finance, anchored by its extremely strong connection to Houston offices. Rice University ranks #29 on our investment banking target school list and qualifies as a semi-target on our ranking. hires into the top investment banks. Morgan and Evercore.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Vanderbilt University has solid placement into investment banking and ranks #28 on our investment banking target school list. We recognize Vanderbilt as a semi-target school for its consistent placement into finance. hires into the top investment banks. We filtered the data to examine U.S.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Northwestern is an incredibly well-rounded school and ranks #21 on our investment banking target school list. Northwestern students consistently place into investment banking and we consider the school to be a semi-target. Kellogg is one of the most consistent MBA programs for investment banking placement.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Indiana University is a well-rounded public research university that has very solid placement into investment banking. With a consistent number of hires and strong representation at almost every top investment bank, Indiana is ranked #22 on our investment banking target school list.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Princeton ranks #11 overall in our ranking of investment banking target schools and has one of the best Undergrad Placement %'s in the country. Investment banks and all of Wall Street recognize Princeton as a top school, but its relatively small school size prevents it from having a strong presence at every firm.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Claremont is the quintessential liberal arts college when it comes to investment banking recruiting; the per-student statistics are strong, but students may lack alumni to network with given the small school size. This indicates that finance hopefuls from Claremont may have a strong chance of placing into investment banking.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

UGeorgia is one of the country's oldest public universities and has consistent placement into investment banking. UGeorgia is ranked #41 on our investment banking target school list , earning it a designation of a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks. Morgan and Goldman Sachs.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Middlebury College is a well-regarded liberal arts college with respectable placement in investment banking and finance. Despite its small student body, Middlebury sends a steady number of graduates into the top investment banks every year. hires into the top investment banks.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Brown ranks #25 on our investment banking target school list. Brown may not have the largest alumni base in finance, but its students who want to choose finance often have access to the very best firms. Brown performs significantly better in private equity recruiting relative to many investment banking target schools.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Well-regarded for its athletics and academics, Villanova sends a handful of top students into investment banking every year. Villanova is ranked #57 on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks. Donohue U.S.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

The University of Virginia is one of the leading public universities in the United States and is a great school to recruit for investment banking. UVA ranks #15 on our investment banking target school list and has a highly-regarded student investment fund that boasts incredible finance placement.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

university and is a phenomenal school for investment banking placement. Notre Dame ranks #7 on our investment banking target school list , boasting a strong number of hires into the top investment banks. hires into the top investment banks. The University of Notre Dame is a top-ranked U.S.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

UFlorida has highly-regarded athletics and consistent placements into investment banking. Of note, UFlorida offers an elite Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program that is a strong pipeline to the top investment banks. hires into the top investment banks. We filtered the data to examine U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Named after the Fordham neighborhood in the Bronx, Fordham benefits from its close proximity to Wall Street and the top finance firms. Fordham has fair placement into investment banking, sending a handful of graduates to the top firms every year. hires into the top investment banks.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Not to be confused with its Ivy League counterpart UPenn, Penn State is a large school with great athletics and reasonable placement into finance. Penn State ranks #33 on our investment banking target school list , classifying it as a "lower semi-target" school. hires into the top investment banks.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Colgate is known as one of the " Hidden Ivys " and sends a handful of people into investment banking each year. Colgate ranks #48 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

UMiami is known for its strong athletics, but they also send a select number of people into investment banking each year. UMiami is ranked #54 on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation of a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

BU consistently sends top students into investment banking each year and has good placement into a few bulge bracket firms. BU is ranked #45 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. Morgan (21% of investment banking placements) and Goldman Sachs (18%).

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Located in Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon also has a strong business program and consistent placements into many top banks. Carnegie Mellon is ranked #46 on our investment banking target school list , earning it a designation as a lower semi-target school. Morgan, which are often considered the top 3 bulge bracket investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The data shows that a handful of top students at TCU break into investment banking each year TCU ranks #56 on our investment banking target school list , earning it a designation as a lower semi-target school. TCU sends the overwhelming majority ( 95% ) of its investment banking hires into bulge brackets.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Baruch has a respectable placement into investment banking, benefitting from its proximity to Wall Street and the top finance firms. Baruch College is ranked #34 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

Yale offers top-tier programs in all fields and unsurprisingly has a great track record in finance recruiting. Yale ranks #9 on our investment banking target school list and its undergrads have incredible access to the top firms on Wall Street. Yale sends 1.62% of students into banking, good enough for #8 on our list.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Instead, undergraduates often pursue investment banking and finance while obtaining degrees in economics, engineering, and other fields. UCLA has extremely strong placement into the top investment banks. It should come as no surprise that UCLA has particularly strong placement into west coast finance.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

The University of California, Berkeley ranks as the best West Coast school for investment banking. Berkeley ranks #13 on our investment banking target school list , resulting from extremely strong placement and a reasonable " Undergrad Placement % ", which measures the proportion of total students that break into investment banking.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Our data shows that Johns Hopkins has respectable placement into finance and investment banking, sending a handful of top students into investment banking each year. Johns Hopkins ranks #52 overall on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts with solid finance representation. Amherst College is ranked #40 on our investment banking target school list , earning it a designation as a lower semi-target school. Morgan , which represents 38% of Amherst's investment banking hires.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

UChicago has very respectable placement into finance and consulting. UChicago ranks #12 on our investment banking target school list and we note its high placement into the very top firms as well as elite boutiques. 1.42% of UChicago graduates end up at the top investment banks. hires into the top investment banks.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

investment banking. SMU ranks #50 on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. investment banks. SMU is one of three Asian schools to make it out onto our investment banking target school list (alongside The University of Hong Kong and HKUST).

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 2, 2023

schools for investment banking placement. Michigan has a strong presence at the best investment banks and sends large numbers of students to the top firms every year. investment banking analysts placed, topped only by UPenn and NYU. Michigan has extremely consistent placement into the top investment banks.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

investment banking. Columbia sends dozens of students into the top investment banks every year. Columbia has a great reputation with the top financial institutions and places #4 on our overall ranking for investment banking placement. hires into the top investment banks.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

USC ranks #16 on our investment banking target school list , anchored by its consistent placement into LA and SF offices. Marshall is one of the best business programs on the West Coast and has a respectable history of finance placement. Overall, we rank USC as a semi-target school for investment banking.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Despite having the same cachet as many top Ivy league schools, Stanford's undergraduate investment banking placement is relatively weaker. Stanford ranks #19 on our investment banking target school list , qualifying as a semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

ASU ranks #59 on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school. The data shows that the very top students at ASU have been able to break into investment banking, although it is not a common placement. hires into the top investment banks.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

New York University is one of the best schools in the world for investment banking recruiting. NYU's business program, Stern , places dozens of people into the top investment banks every year. investment banking analysts placed, topped only by UPenn. hires into the top investment banks.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

investment banking target school list. investment banks (alongside HKU, HKUST, and SMU). Our investment banking target school list is a complete rank of 60 schools and analyzed >60k LinkedIn profiles of professionals who worked in investment banking between 2008 and 2023.

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