Rice University Punches WAY Above Its Weight in IB Recruiting - Class of 2028 Offers

I genuinely don't think people realize how underrated Rice is when it comes to high finance recruiting.

We're talking about a school with a tiny undergraduate business/finance cohort (less than 100 kids per year) compared to traditional targets, yet the placements are pretty ridiculous.

Below are signed offers for Rice's Class of 2028 (current juniors). These are actual signings, not just offers received. Sure I'm missing some that people have kept private.

Ranked roughly by prestige. Feel free to fight about the rankings in the comments.

Investment Banking

1. Centerview Partners – New York, Generalist (×1)
2. Goldman Sachs – New York, FIG (×1)
3. Goldman Sachs – New York, Industrials (×1)
4. Goldman Sachs – San Francisco, TMT (×1)
5. J.P. Morgan – New York (×1)
6. Perella Weinberg – New York, Generalist/RX (×1)
7. Moelis & Co – Los Angeles, Sports & Entertainment (×1)
8. Lazard – San Francisco, Tech (×1)
9. Evercore – Houston, Energy (×1)
10. J.P. Morgan – Houston, Energy (×3)
11. Citi - New York, Industrials (x1)
12. Leerink Partners – Boston, Healthcare (×1)
13. Jefferies – Houston, Energy (×1)
14. Moelis & Co – Houston, Energy (×2)
15. Morgan Stanley – Houston, Energy (×1)
16. Citi – Houston, Energy (×1)
17. Bank of America – Houston, Energy (×1)
18. Rothschild & Co – London (×1)
19. Piper Sandler – Houston, Energy (×1)
20. TD Securities – Houston, Energy (×1)
21. Rothschild & Co – Houston, Energy (×1)
22. CIBC – Houston, Energy (×1)

Buy-Side / Trading / Other Finance

1. Susquehanna International Group – Quantitative Trading (×1)
2. Citadel – Associate Program (×1)
3. Brookfield – Houston, Real Estate Private Equity (×1)
4. Harris | Oakmark – Chicago, Equity Research (×1)
5. Fidelity Investments – Boston, Equity Research (×1)
6. Morgan Stanley – New York, Equity Research (×1)
7. Aramco – Houston, Energy Venture Capital (×1)
8. J.P. Morgan – DC, Commercial Real Estate (×1)

Consulting (even though nobody cares)

1. BCG – New York (×1)
2. McKinsey – Houston (×5)
3. BCG – Houston (×5)
4. Bain – Houston (×1)

And a bunch going elsewhere but no one cares about those...

Obviously Rice isn't Wharton or Stern in terms of sheer recruiting volume, and Houston energy banking makes up a big chunk of these placements. But for a school of Rice's size, this is pretty insane.

At what point do we stop calling Rice a non-target and start recognizing it as a legitimate semi-target? It is definetly a top target for Houston.

Or does a school need to send 50 kids to Goldman TMT before WSO gives it some respect?