Wolf of Wall Street Prep

Show Me The Money!

Undergraduate business programs that operate as ruthless investment banking factories. Expect kids wearing fleece vests in 70-degree weather running DCF models before they can legally drink.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	U. of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA	354	5%	57% / 43%	21%	$310,624	100	95%	—
2	New York University New York, NY	New York, NY	—	9%	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	Ann Arbor, MI	—	16%	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	U. of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	Charlottesville, VA	—	13%	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	U. of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA	Berkeley, CA	—	11%	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	U. of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	Austin, TX	433	22%	64% / 36%	3%	$117,316	99	96%	—
7	Indiana Bloomington, IN	Bloomington, IN	—	76%	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Georgetown Washington, DC	Washington, DC	223	14%	69% / 31%	9%	$145,611	100	91%	—
9	Cornell Ithaca, NY	Ithaca, NY	—	8%	—	—	—	—	—	—

Wait, I Majored in Econ?

Elite universities that stubbornly refuse to offer an undergraduate finance major. You will learn obscure economic game theory and ancient history, but still end up at a mega-fund on Wall Street anyway.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Princeton Princeton, NJ	Princeton, NJ	—	4%	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Columbia New York, NY	New York, NY	—	4%	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Harvard Cambridge, MA	Cambridge, MA	—	4%	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Yale New Haven, CT	New Haven, CT	—	3%	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Dartmouth Hanover, NH	Hanover, NH	—	6%	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Stanford Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto, CA	—	4%	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	U. of Chicago Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL	—	5%	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Northwestern Evanston, IL	Evanston, IL	—	7%	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Duke Durham, NC	Durham, NC	—	5%	—	—	—	—	—	—

Quants

Heavy computational finance, math, and engineering crossovers. These folks aren't pitching stocks to clients; they are building the high-frequency algorithms that execute a million trades before you blink.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	MIT Cambridge, MA	Cambridge, MA	—	5%	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, PA	—	11%	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA	Atlanta, GA	—	13%	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	Champaign, IL	299	37%	77% / 23%	10%	$118,899	99	99%	—
5	Purdue West Lafayette, IN	West Lafayette, IN	324	43%	77% / 23%	5%	$81,838	88	100%	—
6	U. of Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX	Dallas, TX	271	72%	70% / 30%	3%	$81,666	86	95%	—

Midtown Manhattan Waiting Room

Private schools with intense networking cultures and a direct pipeline to city banking hubs. You'll spend half your degree sending cold emails on LinkedIn and wearing loafers to 8 AM lectures.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	Chestnut Hill, MA	212	13%	75% / 25%	7%	$126,598	99	96%	—
2	Boston University Boston, MA	Boston, MA	—	13%	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	U. of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Notre Dame, IN	307	9%	70% / 30%	8%	$144,945	100	94%	—
4	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	Saint Louis, MO	101	12%	66% / 34%	7%	$203,101	100	100%	—
5	Emory Atlanta, GA	Atlanta, GA	—	10%	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Northeastern Boston, MA	Boston, MA	—	22%	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	George Washington Washington, DC	Washington, DC	65	47%	60% / 40%	17%	$125,655	99	91%	—

Fortune 500 Feeders

Massive state school business programs with alumni networks large enough to be their own sovereign nation. Excellent for corporate finance, Big 4 advisory, and dominating regional job markets.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Ohio State Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	925	49%	74% / 26%	8%	$94,836	93	96%	—
2	Pennsylvania State University Park, PA	University Park, PA	512	55%	75% / 25%	16%	$110,657	98	96%	—
3	Michigan State East Lansing, MI	East Lansing, MI	390	83%	78% / 22%	6%	$98,136	94	95%	—
4	U. of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI	Madison, WI	481	41%	69% / 31%	4%	$108,741	98	96%	—
5	U. of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD	College Park, MD	376	45%	65% / 35%	4%	$109,541	98	96%	—
6	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	Blacksburg, VA	356	55%	76% / 24%	2%	$102,908	97	94%	—
7	Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX	College Station, TX	333	52%	74% / 26%	1%	$105,404	97	95%	—
8	CUNY City New York, NY	New York, NY	—	42%	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Temple Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA	209	72%	74% / 26%	5%	$81,101	86	96%	—
10	Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ	Newark, NJ	187	77%	72% / 28%	3%	$91,449	94	98%	—

Sun, Sand, and Syndication

Strong focus on real estate, wealth management, or dominating sunny regional markets. Deals are closed on the golf course, on a boat, or over extremely expensive iced coffees.