mike_ny

OK the title's a little dramatic but I think I might have come on to something. I am currently an analyst in the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers and 2 of my friends from college are also analysts from the IBD of Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. Today, out of curiosity, we compiled a list of the top undergraduate schools based on the analyst classes at our respective banks. Suprisingly enough, the 5 best represented ugrad schools among the analysts in our banks were exactly the same, with regards to the order in the top 5 as well.

Here is the top 5...
1. Harvard
2. UPenn Wharton
3. Princeton
4. Duke
5. Dartmouth

After these 5, I would say that Columbia, Yale, Stanford, MIT and UMich Ross were the next 5 most represented schools although it didn't seem as set in stone as the top 5. In the next tier, Brown, NYU Stern, Chicago, Berkeley, Virginia, Northwestern and Vanderbilt seemed to also have good representation and sometimes did better than the 5 schools I listed above them depending on the bank.

Of course this list isn't comprehensive by any means and it is clear that there are as many as 20-25 schools that can provide a route to success in the banking field. Hopefully, this provides more insight however for college juniors/seniors vying for an i-banking positions. Please feel free to ask me any questions of what being an analyst at an i-bank is like. It's been a positive experience for me although it definitely isn't right for everyone.