What About Wharton?
We know. Many are probably asking how a list of top business schools for investment banking could not include the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School? Though certainly a top contender in the field historically, Wharton actually sent only 14 percent of its most recent class into investment banking, a figure that has slipped some almost every year since 2008. We should note that while Wharton is sending fewer of its students into banking, it still sent 36.9 percent of the Class of 2015 into finance overall, with increasing numbers of graduates pursuing opportunities in private equity, venture capital and with leveraged buyouts shops.
Though we’ve focused in here on CBS, Chicago Booth and NYU Stern, that’s not to say that other leading business schools won’t help you land a position at your choice investment bank. If you find yourself in the enviable position of gaining acceptance to multiple top MBA programs, we encourage you to use overall industry placement stats, how many students from a given school got jobs at your target firms, what those students took down in terms of salaries and the resources provided by student clubs as useful measuring sticks to evaluate your options. These, together with a close look at faculty and curriculum, can help you truly assess the strength of a school’s program in terms of helping you land your chosen job.
Featured Schools
CLASS SIZE:
171
FEMALE:
36%
MEAN GMAT:
705
MEAN GPA:
3.26
Class Size:
39
Women:
38%
Mean GMAT:
n/a
Nationalities:
17
Class Size:
40
Women:
35%
Mean GMAT:
675
Mean GPA:
3.44
Avg. CLASS SIZE:
120
MEAN GMAT:
640
MEAN GPA:
3.23
AVG. WORK EXPERIENCE:
6 Years
Class Size:
47
Women:
47%
Mean GMAT:
n/a
International:
94%
TWO-YEAR CLASS SIZE:
283
Women:
42%
MEDIAN GMAT:
710
MEDIAN GPA:
3.35
CLASS SIZE:
339
Women:
40%
Median GMAT:
720
Median GPA:
3.64
Class Size:
65
Women:
29%
Mean GMAT:
668
Mean GPA:
3.55
Class Size:
52
Women:
38%
Mean GMAT:
686
Mean GPA:
3.46
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April 25, 2024 7:17am ET
Applied
to
UPenn / Wharton
Round:
Early Decision
Received via
portal
GMAT:
715
Program Type:
Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career Name:
Consulting
Application Location:
Brazil
April 25, 2024 7:15am ET
Applied
to
Harvard Business School
Round:
Early Decision
Received via
portal
GMAT:
715
Program Type:
Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career Name:
Consulting
Application Location:
Brazil
April 25, 2024 1:04am ET
Accepted
to
Harvard Business School
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
on
March 27, 2024
GPA:
3.9
GMAT:
730
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Other
Application Location:
Europe
Note:
Can’t mentally accept this until visa is in the box and I am in Boston.
April 24, 2024 11:42pm ET
Interview Invite
to
MIT Sloan
Round:
Round 3
Received via
email
April 24, 2024
GPA:
3.5
GRE:
329
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Application Location:
Chicago
Note:
Interview from R2 waitlist
April 24, 2024 7:43pm ET
Waitlisted
at
Columbia
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
April 24, 2024
GMAT:
720
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year