Best B-Schools For Hedge Fund

Did a search and couldn't find anything. So what schools are best for getting into a hedge fund upon graduation? Is there specific programs that attract hedge fund recruiters? I'm talking about large funds (Paulson, Soros, Maverick, etc.), with at least $1B in assets.

Thanks in advance.

 

I would say HBS is the front runner in this area. Firms like Soros -to my understanding- exclusively recruit from there. Wharton should be next, then Columbia because of it's investment program. My 2 cents.

 

Agreed exactly with above. HBS is the clearly in front as many of the top hedge funds recruit exclusively from HBS (I actually just met a guy here in China the other day that works for Soros / got recruited out of HBS a couple years back). Wharton and Columbia likely the next best thing.

 

Agree with the list (hbs/wharton/chicago/columbia) but keep in mind that once you get into the industry performance drives your comp and job opportunities so going to HBS will only get you that far

 
nutsaboutWS:
Thanks for all the responses. Praying for 700+ GMAT.

From my experience, you'll need an extremely impressive background to get in any of those schools with an even 700. Not saying you're wrong to "just" pray for 700+, but you should be more concerned with crafting a great profile and story.

 

Wow, incredible east coast bias on this forum. West coasters must be enjoying the outdoors rather than sitting in front of a computer reading this forum.

The leading MBA program for HF placement hasn't even been mentioned yet: Stanford. 4% of the most recent graduating class (the same as HBS and Wharton) which is down from 8% of the class at the height of the market a couple years ago (which was double both HBS and Wharton at that time).

Oh, and Soros does hire from Stanford.

Stanford/HBS Wharton Chicago/Columbia

 

Harvard Stanford Wharton

In that order. One could argue for Stanford's position in either 1, 2 or 3 really. There are less HF jobs given to Stanford grads, but that is more of a function of what the students are targeting themselves. You can't go wrong with HBS.

Columbia is fine and you're closer to a lot of funds, but I still think these three outrank them. My personal thoughts on what I've seen.

 
madgames:
Harvard Stanford Wharton

In that order. One could argue for Stanford's position in either 1, 2 or 3 really. There are less HF jobs given to Stanford grads, but that is more of a function of what the students are targeting themselves. You can't go wrong with HBS.

This is right. HSW is still the best for hedge fund jobs. Columbia's value investing program though is phenomenal since the courses are taught by actual value hedge fund managers like joel greenblatt, john griffin, leon cooperman, bruce greenwald.

Columbia is fine and you're closer to a lot of funds, but I still think these three outrank them. My personal thoughts on what I've seen.

 

While Stanford is a no-brainer for most career tracks, I think its not the best choice for someone focused on the hedge fund industry.

Columbia, Wharton and Harvard are definitely among the top to consider, as well as NYU. If you don't have deep buy-side experience, you are going to have to intern during the school year at multiple hedge funds. Since 75% of the top funds are near NYC, you would be wise to stick to the east coast.

 

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