university of richmond or washington and lee for undergrad?

pursuing a degree in economics/finance, with a minor in spanish for undergrad. my top two choices as of now are richmond and W&L. which is better for placement into BB/EB IB, or MBB consulting? from what ive heard, W&L places more consistently historically, but richmond has done well in the past few years. worth noting is that i would be a presidential scholar at richmond, bringing my tuition down to about 50k, while W&L would cost around 80k. i would have to take loans out for either, W&L's being larger - but, my loans at either school would not be too tremendous, and i am more concerned with the long-term investment/outcome. any insight would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

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