How Many of the PEI 300 are UMM/Reputable

Looking at the most recent PEI 300 ranking list, where is the cutoff for megafund/UMM/MM? Are these all safe bets in terms of MBA and your future in PE, or does the quality diminish somewhere in that 300?

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