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 29, 2024 12:11pm ET
Interview Invite
to
UVA / Darden
Round:
Round 4
Received via
email
April 29, 2024
GPA:
3.80
GMAT:
740
Program Type:
Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career Name:
Technology
Application Location:
US
April 29, 2024 11:56am ET
Interview Invite
to
UVA / Darden
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
April 29, 2024
GPA:
9.2/10
GMAT:
735
Program Type:
Deferred Enrollment
Application Location:
India
April 27, 2024 8:22pm ET
Enrolled
at
Washington U. / Olin
Round:
Round 5
Received via
email
GPA:
3.1
GRE:
317
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Entrepreneurship
April 27, 2024 7:08pm ET
Rejected
at
U. Chicago Booth
Round:
Round 3
Received via
email
on
April 26, 2024
GRE:
317
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Entrepreneurship
Application Location:
New York, NY
Note:
Non-traditional candidate; 14 years work exp
April 27, 2024 12:03pm ET
Accepted
to
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 3
Received via
phone
on
April 25, 2024
GPA:
3.67
GMAT:
740
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Finance
Application Location:
East Asia
Note:
Applied: 1/18
Interviewed: 3/26
Offer Call: 4/25
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