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Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that is regarded for both its academics and athletics. Wake Forest is classified as a "Hidden Ivy" due to its smaller class sizes and academic rigor.
Wake Forest University has fair placement into investment banking and finance, sending a handful of graduates each year into the top investment banks.
Wake Forest ranks #38 on our investment banking target school list, earning itself a designation as a lower semi-target school.
Wake Forest University is home to the Wake Forest Business School, which offers programs for both undergraduate and graduate students.
We note that Wake Forest sends a disproportionate amount of hires into Bank of America (28%) and J.P. Morgan (19%).
We also note that the vast majority (94%) of investment banking hires are into bulge brackets. Wake Forest has virtually no presence at elite boutiques.
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: 1834
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Business School Name: Wake Forest
# of Undergrads: 5,472 per U.S. News
# of Business School Undergrads: 1,300
Median Starting Salary (2022): $58k
President: Susan R. Wente
U.S. News Global University Ranking: #463
QS World University Rankings: #701-710