<p>East coast bias can’t make up for the huge deficit washU faces at america’s best grad schools. If the east coast bias is so prevelant, why does WashU lag many lower ranked top 20 schools not on the east coast?</p>
<p>As for business job placement: here’s some info on banking. Elite consulting lists are very very similar.</p>
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<p>WashU is a selective school and its reputation is strong as a research university in certain areas as jazzymom has pointed out. But WashU lags its peers when it comes to business and professional grad school placement. I’d personally say its probably in the top 15 schools in the country, but its USNEWS ranking does seem a little too high.</p>