IU Kelley vs Lehigh University for Investment Banking
Which school is better for IB? IU Kelley has the workshop, but getting into it has gotten unpredictable, and I don't want to rely entirely on the IBW. Lehigh, however, has a very volatile acceptance rate, as some years it is in the 20's, and others in the 50's, so I am worried about its ranking/prestige. Thoughts?
I know a leihigh guy couldn’t get an IB offer so he went to a less attractive route and now he’s at a hedge fund. Sharp guy. I’d say it depends where you’re shooting too. IU is probably primarily middle market Chicago but don’t quote me
I'm a Lehigh alumnus so will always rep it; the alumni base is pretty loyal and receptive to reaching out. And the party scene is fantastic, assuming the administration hasn't completely gutted it by now.
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IU sends about ~130-140 kids into banking a year across a variety of banks, i) (EB - Moelis, PWP, Evercore, Lazard, etc.), ii) (BB - Citi, BofA, CS, JPM, etc.), iii) (MM - William Blair, Baird, Raymond James, Jefferies, etc.).
Lehigh Alum here who's in MM IB. Lehigh sucks phat donkey cock when it comes to recruiting for IB. Lehigh is only targets for Citi HC/Power & Utilities, BOFA Capital Markets, Stifel and SVB Leerink (formal on-campus recruiting/coffee chats). Decent alumni presence at Oppenheimer and Jefferies, but no formal on-campus recruiting process. Out of the lets say 1,000+ undergrad business students that graduate from Lehigh each year, about 10-15 go into banking. Most of students that end up getting into banking from Lehigh usually fit into one of three categories:
- Went through diversity recruiting via Sophomore diversity events (includes POC, Women and LGBTQ)
- IBE Student (Integrated Business and Engineering)
- In a frat/sorority that has alumni in banking
I don't fit into any of the above, got my SA at an MM through networking and converted into a FT offer. There's also an annual networking event called "The Wall Street Council" that actually somewhat helpful in learning about banking and networking. In terms of EC's at Lehigh, they have a student run portfolio called the Dreyfus portfolio. I think they "manage" $400k of the school's money, but while I was there not one person in the club placed in banking. Don't get me started on the career center - useless as fuck and do not know what they are doing. Unless you're receiving a very good scholarship / financial aid from Lehigh, I would go with Kelly here. Lmk if you have any questions.
I thought Perella went to Lehigh
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