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Quants, Proofs & p < 0.05

Applied Mathematics & Statistics

The Bayesian Quant Overlords

The absolute apex of rigorous optimization and probability theory alike. They prove the theorems, breathe distributions, and will aggressively judge your pie charts right before shorting your favorite stock.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 MIT
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA 49 5% 55% / 45% 4% $176,107 100 82% —
2 New York University
New York, NY
New York, NY 192 9% 65% / 35% 72% $130,272 99 95% —
3 Stanford
Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA — 4% — — — — — —
4 U. of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA 347 11% 61% / 39% 28% $126,637 99 92% —
5 Harvard
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA 200 4% 60% / 41% 20% $182,338 100 95% —
6 Princeton
Princeton, NJ
Princeton, NJ — 4% — — — — — —
7 Caltech
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, CA 13 4% 62% / 38% 0% $155,974 100 — —
8 U. of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 29 5% 62% / 38% 14% $146,200 100 91% —

Wall Street's Favorite Feeder Schools

Where stochastic calculus is learned for the express purpose of joining a hedge fund. Equal parts NYU Courant numerical wizardry and biostatistical firepower—they crunch derivatives and DNA with equal enthusiasm.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Columbia
New York, NY
New York, NY 72 4% 61% / 39% 28% $134,366 99 96% —
2 Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA 204 11% 56% / 44% 26% $153,255 100 97% —
3 U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 188 5% 68% / 32% 23% $272,847 100 99% —
4 Cornell
Ithaca, NY
Ithaca, NY 51 8% 45% / 55% 20% $130,323 99 98% —
5 Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD 5 6% 80% / 20% 40% $152,190 100 — —
6 U. of Washington
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA 165 42% 55% / 45% 55% $105,163 98 96% —
7 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI 201 6% 70% / 30% 13% $131,995 99 92% —
8 Duke
Durham, NC
Durham, NC 45 5% 47% / 53% 11% $124,260 98 96% —

The Public Data Powerhouses

Doing the grueling computational and epidemiological heavy lifting. They build the models that keep planes in the sky, forecast the elections, and determine whether the vaccine actually works.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI 84 16% 49% / 51% 46% $104,786 94 100% —
2 U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill, NC 193 17% 50% / 50% 22% $116,949 99 94% —
3 UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 552 9% 59% / 41% 26% $83,842 85 93% —
4 U. of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Austin, TX — 22% — — — — — —
5 U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Madison, WI 49 41% 55% / 45% 55% $98,962 95 100% —
6 Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA — 13% — — — — — —

Actuaries, Modelers & Aspiring Quants

Ruthlessly efficient risk-calculators and dependable problem-solvers. They have already priced your life-insurance premium and built a model that survives contact with the real world—all while quietly trying to pivot into Data Science.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Purdue
West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN 21 43% 38% / 62% 48% $97,040 96 — —
2 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Champaign, IL 249 37% 53% / 47% 29% $94,809 94 93% —
3 Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX
College Station, TX 119 52% 64% / 36% 2% $100,217 96 94% —
4 Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick, NJ 42 68% 50% / 50% 38% $76,354 84 92% —
5 U. of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 123 11% 73% / 27% 45% $83,559 78 85% —
6 U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD
College Park, MD — 45% — — — — — —