<p>The following 2008 article in the Harvard Crimson may shed some light on Alexandre’s iBanking numbers.
[Harvard</a> Graduates Head to Investment Banking, Consulting | The Harvard Crimson](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2008/6/22/harvard-graduates-head-to-investment-banking/]Harvard”>Harvard Graduates Head to Investment Banking, Consulting | News | The Harvard Crimson)
Based on this article, it sounds like Alexandre’s estimate is not unreasonable.</p>
<p>One sentence in it intrigues me:
“Students on financial aid are far less likely to go into fields like investment banking, opting instead for lower-paying sectors like public service.”</p>
<p>Why? I suspect it has a lot to do with debt. Upper middle class graduates of selective, expensive private schools are flocking to high-paying, high-stress jobs in these sectors not because that’s what they really want to do, but because they are under pressure to pay off the costs of an education their families really could not afford. Students who qualify for aid at the wealthiest schools graduate with less pressure. </p>
<p>Anyway, I don’t know why we would want to use IB recruiting as a measuring stick for educational quality. For Peace Corps volunteer rates, Chicago ranks 3rd, Duke 44th. We could just as well talk about the implications of that, but I’m not sure it would be any more helpful to the OP. These are both great schools and I agree that bluedog’s advice is spot-on.</p>