100% ACCURATE TARGET SCHOOL RANKING BY CHATGPT

S Tier — “Hyper-Targets”

(you’ll find alumni at every bulge bracket and elite boutique; placement success is limited mostly by personal performance)

1. University of Pennsylvania – Wharton
2. Harvard College
3. Princeton University
4. Yale University 

A Tier — Core Targets

(strong campus pipelines + large alumni bases; multiple super-days per year across BBs & EBs)

1. Columbia University
2. Stanford University
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4. University of Chicago
5. New York University – Stern
6. Duke University 

B Tier — High Semi-Targets

(coverage at most major banks, but you may need heavier networking or a finance club)

1. Cornell University (Dyson / Arts & Sciences)
2. Dartmouth College
3. Brown University
4. Georgetown University – McDonough
5. UC Berkeley – Haas
6. University of Michigan – Ross
7. University of Virginia – McIntire
8. Northwestern University

C Tier — Classic Semi-Targets

(regional strength or concentrated alumni at a handful of firms; expect to cold-email early and often)

1. Carnegie Mellon – Tepper & SCS
2. University of Texas at Austin – McCombs
3. University of Notre Dame – Mendoza
4. Emory University – Goizueta
5. Boston College – Carroll
6. Villanova University
7. Indiana University – Kelley
8. UNC Chapel Hill – Kenan-Flagler
9. Brigham Young University – Marriott
10. University of Southern California – Marshall
11. SMU – Cox
12. Western University (Canada) – Ivey 

D Tier — Regional Semi-Targets / Up-and-Comers

(limited on-campus recruiting, but steady trickle of analysts through standout clubs or alumni)

1. University of Florida – Warrington
2. Pennsylvania State University – Smeal
3. Ohio State University – Fisher
4. University of Georgia – Terry
5. Rutgers University – RBS
6. Fordham University – Gabelli