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University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a highly-ranked research institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. UW-Madison has earned a reputation as a "Public Ivy" and sends a handful of people into investment banking each year.
UW-Madison is ranked #47 on our investment banking target school list, earning it the designation of lower semi-target school. Despite its distance from major financial centers, UW-Madison has consistent and strong placement around the U.S.
UW-Madison is home to the Wisconsin School of Business, a well-regarded business school that offers programs for both graduates and undergraduates.
UW-Madison ranks #40 by # of Total Hires, but is held back by the relatively low Undergrad Placement % of 0.10%. This suggests that the opportunities are available to UW-Madison students, but may be restricted to its very top students.
We note that UW-Madison's placements lean heavily on a few distinct firms: Goldman Sachs (26% of placements), Bank of America (18%), and Rothschild & Co (15%). This relatively lopsided placement distribution is characteristic of a few strong firm pipelines.
In contrast, UW-Madison does not have particularly impressive private equity placement statistics.
Our investment banking target school list is a complete rank of 60 schools and analyzed >60k LinkedIn profiles of professionals who worked in investment banking between 2008 and 2023. We filtered the data to examine U.S. hires into the top investment banks.
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School Factsheet
Established: 1848
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Business School Name: Wisconsin
# of Undergrads: 35,474 per U.S. News
# of Business School Undergrads: 5,000
Median Starting Salary (2022): $47k
Chancellor: Jennifer L. Mnookin
U.S. News Global Rank (2022-2023): #63
QS World University Rankings: #102
Financial Times MBA Rank: #83