LSE 2276 Oxford 1181 Cambridge 1070 UCL 961 ICL 908 Warwick 730
Lazard Ubs Citi BofA Barclays Citi Deutsch bank Blackrock
LSE 4034 Cambridge 2361 Oxford 1997 ICL 1993 UCL 1945 Warwick 1048
It might be inaccurate Source : cliofinancexx
For MBB
LSE 2193 Cambridge 1442 Oxford 1441 ICL 742 UCL 728 Warwick 315
Placement wise Oxbridge/LSE > ICL/UCL >> Warwick
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Based on the provided data, here's a detailed ranking of UK target universities for placements at various top firms:
Placements at GS, JP, MS:
Placements at Lazard, UBS, Citi, BofA, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, BlackRock:
Placements at MBB:
Overall Placement Summary:
This ranking indicates that LSE consistently leads in placements across various top firms, followed by Oxford and Cambridge. ICL and UCL are strong contenders but slightly behind the top three, while Warwick, although reputable, lags in comparison.
Sources: 2018 UK Target Uni - MSc - for FO jobs: put your POV, How frequently are UCL grads targeted by MBB firms, Which school to attend? Baruch, UCL or Warwick?, European Masters Ranking | 2020, UK TARGET SCHOOLS TIER LIST 2020
Those numbers should be adjusted for student body size to be more informative.
If these are accurate then Imperial > UCL
Surprised as well
Imperial has very small cohort of students interested in finance vs LSE or UCL (around 20% of the size)
This excludes business school though, purely on a STEM cohort basis
Yeah these numbers seem right. Though would you believe universities like Loughborough pride themselves in their ‘workplace ranking’ after graduation? Most of my uni’s cohort went into Big4 Audit apart from few exceptions.
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