Best Investment Banking schools in the Northeast

To add more insight, I’m at Finance major at Rutgers with a 3.7 Anything realistic option and good insight would be appreciated, thanks.

Upenn/Wharton Cornell Columbia (no UG business school) Penn State Carnegie Mellon Rutgers (only if you get into their Wall Street Program)

I'm sure I missed a couple off the top of my head. And the list can be ranked differently but it will be something like that

Upenn Boston College Cornell Dartmouth Columbia Baruch (kind of) LACs like Williams, Amherst

I would advice you stay away from large state schools if possible. You will have extreme competition at Penn State and Rutgers. I would look at smaller private schools such as BC, BU, and ivies if possible

Deerfield, Exeter and Andover

Don't sleep on Baruch. Many BB's recruit from there. It is well known in NYC and the alumni is good. Go on linkedin and you'll see tons of people at Front office wall street roles from Baruch.

NYU's super transfer friendly - don't know why you exclude it.

Colby's a good school if you can pull the location/weather

Fordham actually has a solid network as well as Baruch - less certain about chances though.

UIUC is fairly transfer friendly and can prepare you well if you're accepted into the (selective) investment banking academy. All accepted members place into reputable banks, primarily in Chicago.