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Quants, Proofs & p < 0.05

Applied Mathematics & Statistics

The Bayesian Quant Overlords

The absolute apex of rigorous optimization and probability theory alike. They prove the theorems, breathe distributions, and will aggressively judge your pie charts right before shorting your favorite stock.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 MIT
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA 38 5% 63% / 37% 8% $181,736 100 82% —
2 New York University
New York, NY
New York, NY 190 9% 57% / 43% 77% $140,126 99 95% —
3 Stanford
Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA 33 4% 61% / 39% 15% $159,891 100 — —
4 U. of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA 262 11% 62% / 38% 21% $143,541 100 92% —
5 Harvard
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA 174 3% 59% / 41% 11% $191,931 100 95% —
6 Princeton
Princeton, NJ
Princeton, NJ — 4% — — — — — —
7 Caltech
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, CA 10 4% 50% / 50% 0% $176,629 100 — —
8 U. of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 27 5% 52% / 48% 44% $147,558 100 91% —

Wall Street's Favorite Feeder Schools

Where stochastic calculus is learned for the express purpose of joining a hedge fund. Equal parts NYU Courant numerical wizardry and biostatistical firepower—they crunch derivatives and DNA with equal enthusiasm.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Columbia
New York, NY
New York, NY 81 4% 53% / 47% 35% $143,667 99 97% —
2 Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA 169 11% 47% / 53% 28% $152,108 100 97% —
3 U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 177 5% 69% / 31% 16% $278,146 100 99% —
4 Cornell
Ithaca, NY
Ithaca, NY 41 8% 49% / 51% 29% $135,427 98 98% —
5 Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD 4 6% 50% / 50% 25% $145,659 100 — —
6 U. of Washington
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA 167 42% 58% / 42% 60% $115,782 99 96% —
7 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI 193 5% 68% / 32% 18% $135,587 99 92% —
8 Duke
Durham, NC
Durham, NC 40 5% 53% / 48% 18% $121,776 98 95% —

The Public Data Powerhouses

Doing the grueling computational and epidemiological heavy lifting. They build the models that keep planes in the sky, forecast the elections, and determine whether the vaccine actually works.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI 84 16% 57% / 43% 55% $105,494 95 100% —
2 U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill, NC 181 17% 48% / 52% 18% $114,821 98 94% —
3 UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 543 9% 61% / 39% 27% $94,929 93 93% —
4 U. of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Austin, TX — 22% — — — — — —
5 U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Madison, WI 60 41% 68% / 32% 43% $98,079 95 100% —
6 Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA — 13% — — — — — —

Actuaries, Modelers & Aspiring Quants

Ruthlessly efficient risk-calculators and dependable problem-solvers. They have already priced your life-insurance premium and built a model that survives contact with the real world—all while quietly trying to pivot into Data Science.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Purdue
West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN 20 43% 75% / 25% 35% $93,106 95 — —
2 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Champaign, IL 216 37% 55% / 45% 38% $94,817 87 93% —
3 Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX
College Station, TX 138 52% 62% / 38% 5% $95,560 95 94% —
4 Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick, NJ 65 68% 62% / 38% 45% $80,391 88 92% —
5 U. of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 144 12% 68% / 32% 47% $94,658 89 85% —
6 U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD
College Park, MD — 45% — — — — — —