Non-targets with Good Placement List
Wanted to make a thread to lay out some of the non-targets that send a lot of kids to the street - usually this is driven by having 1-2 really solid student investment / IB prep clubs - IU Kelley seems to be the gold standard for this, to where many banks and buyside opps recruit there specifically from the IBW and for some it's become a semi-target.
In no particular order, the ones that come to mind are:
IU Kelley (IBW)
Penn State (Nittany Lion Fund)
FIU (Phoenician Investment Fund)
UGA (SMIF)
Alabama (CIMG)
ASU (IBIS / ASU Enterprise Partners)
Florida (a couple good clubs iirc)
UW Madison (unsure on their club but they send a ton to MKE / Chicago IB)
Illinois Urbana-Champaign (higher ranked school academically than the rest but still "non-target")
Georgia Tech (same as above; GTSF is their fund)
Carnegie Mellon (see above)
Boston College
Fordham
Any I'm leaving out?
Based on the most helpful WSO content, here's a solid list of non-target schools with strong placement into investment banking, often driven by standout student investment or IB prep clubs:
If there are others you think should be added, feel free to share!
Sources: Comprehensive List of Target Schools for Investment Banking, What are the Strongest Non-Target Schools for Undergrad Recruitment?, A bunch of target / semi - target schools have decided to prevent banks from recruiting on campus before the fall, The Comprehensive List of Transfer Friendly Schools For Investment Banking, UVA Undergrad for IB Recruiting
SMU, UCLA
UCLA is a semi-target
Carnegie Mellon and BC are closer to semis. Would also echo SMU as notable non-target.
Most of these are just semi targets?
People have no idea what a non target is nowadays
rutgahs
Kid’s pre-med at rutgahs!
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Something tells me you may be VERY familiar with said the mentioned "recent sharp sophomore SA at BofA from FIU Phoenician Investment Fund"
Sneaking suspicion you both might share a mirror.
Whether or not it’s him. That FIU kid did freshman summer Evercore ISI, going BofA this summer for sophomore year and Centerview for Jr summer analyst.
sure kiddo
ASU is a semi but okay
Am surprised to see FIU based on general admit stats but agree i see people on the street from there. Whats changed over the past 10+ years.
FWIW - all of these schools are fantastic and where a lot of my senior colleagues are sending their kids for college. Ivy/NESCAC schools are very much out of flavor
Rice isn't on the list? Would you say semi target or non target?
Rice is a target especially for Houston dumbass. You could argue semi for NYC or West Coast.
Wake Forest has a good Pre Wallst Track that places well. They also place well without the track but the Pre Wallst Program (fairly knew past few yrs) is a straight line to IB.
UF, IU Kelley, and BC are semi-targets
And saying Carnegie is a non-target is like saying MIT is a non-target
South Carolina’s Finance Scholars program
UNC Chapel Hill Undergrad Finance Society had 93 offers total. I think 20+ alone between JP/MS/GS/BofA. Their subsidiary clubs Reynolds, PMT, and Carolina Investment Group are elite.
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