{"id":15410,"date":"2012-11-11T15:25:26","date_gmt":"2012-11-11T22:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=15410"},"modified":"2012-11-11T15:25:26","modified_gmt":"2012-11-11T22:25:26","slug":"mba-admissions-northwestern-kellogg-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-northwestern-kellogg-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admissions: Northwestern Kellogg &#038; Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/NorthwesternKellogg.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15411\" title=\"Kellogg\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/kellogg2.png\" alt=\"Kellogg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>A quick glance at<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/NorthwesternKellogg.aspx\"><em>Northwestern\u2019s Kellogg School of Business<\/em><\/a>: Kellogg<em> currently ranks in fourth place as one of the best business schools (tied with <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/MITSloan.aspx\"><em>MIT Sloan<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/chicago.aspx\"><em>Chicago Booth<\/em><\/a><em>), according to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-business-schools\/mba-rankings\">US News &amp; World Report<\/a><em> (March 2012). It was ranked #10 for <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-business-schools\/finance-rankings\"><em>finance<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/Programs\/FullTimeMBA\/About_Our_Students\/Incoming_Class_Profile.aspx\"><strong>Northwestern Kellogg Class of 2014 Stats<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some facts about Kellogg\u2019s students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5071 people applied to Kellogg in 2011-12; 477 students enrolled in the two-year MBA program. 100 enrolled in the one-year program.<\/li>\n<li>The mid-80% age range of incoming students in 2012 was 25-31.<\/li>\n<li>The mid 80% range of work experience was 3.2-7.25 years.<\/li>\n<li>The average GMAT score in 2012 was 708.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kellogg Academics Related to Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students must complete a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/Programs\/FullTimeMBA\/MBA_Programs\/2_Year_Program.aspx\">nine-course core<\/a> in addition to the elective component. These courses cover all general management topics, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-430-0\">Finance I<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are two finance majors available for those wishing to pursue careers in financial services \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/Faculty\/Academics\/Majors\/FINC.aspx\">Finance<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/Faculty\/Academics\/Majors\/AFIN.aspx\">Analytical Finance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To concentrate in either one of these majors, students must take two required courses \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-430-0\">Finance I<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-441-0\">Finance II<\/a> (or <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-440-0\">Finance I\/II<\/a>). Finance I is part of the core, as mentioned above.<\/p>\n<p>For the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/Faculty\/Academics\/Majors\/FINC.aspx\">Finance major<\/a>, students must also take three additional Finance credit units from the following:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 301px; height: 291px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-451-0\"><strong>FINC-444<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"111\">Value Investing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-451-0\"><strong>FINC-451<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"111\">Money Markets and the Fed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-460-0\"><strong>FINC-460<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"111\">Investments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www4.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/CourseCatalogSchedule\/CourseDetail.aspx?CourseID=507\"><strong>FINC-462<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"111\">Portfolio Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-464-0\"><strong>FINC-464<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"111\">Fixed Income Securities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-465-0\"><strong>FINC-465<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"111\">Derivative Markets I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-467-0\"><strong>FINC-467<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"111\">Derivative Markets II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-470-0\"><strong>FINC-470<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"111\">International Finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?coursecatalogid=1361\"><strong>FINC-941<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"111\">Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"122\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?coursecatalogid=1483\"><strong>FINC-970<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"111\">Empirical Methods in Finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/Faculty\/Academics\/Majors\/AFIN.aspx\">Analytic Finance major<\/a>, students must also take the required course <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-465-0\">Derivative Markets 1<\/a> and four more Finance electives from the following:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 307px; height: 275px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"73\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-442-0\"><strong><br \/>\nFINC-442<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"155\">Financial Decisions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"73\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www20.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?coursecatalogid=1362\"><strong>FINC-444<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"155\">Value Investing (formerly FINC-925 Advanced Topics in Finance)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"73\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-447-0\"><strong>FINC-447<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"155\">Financial Strategy and Tax Planning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-451-0\"><strong>FINC-451<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Money Markets and the Fed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"73\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-460-0\"><strong>FINC-460<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"155\">Investments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"73\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-464-0\"><strong>FINC-464<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"155\">Fixed Income Securities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"73\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?course_id=FINC-467-0\"><strong>FINC-467<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"155\">Derivative Markets II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"73\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?coursecatalogid=1361\"><strong>FINC-941<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"155\">Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"73\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/dpco\/offdtl.asp?coursecatalogid=1483\"><strong>FINC-970<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"155\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Empirical Methods in Finance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/Faculty\/Research_Centers.aspx\"><strong>Financial Research Centers at Kellogg<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/accounting\/faculty\/center.htm\">Accounting Research Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/research\/fimrc\/index.htm\">Financial Institutions and Markets Research Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/research\/heizer\/index.htm\">Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capita<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kellogg.campusgroups.com\/club_signup.aspx\"><strong>Kellogg Clubs and Conferences for Finance Students<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kellogg.campusgroups.com\/finance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Corporate Finance Club<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kellogg.campusgroups.com\/ibank\/\" target=\"_blank\">Investment Banking Capital Markets Club<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kellogg.campusgroups.com\/imc\/\">Investment Management Club<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kellogg.campusgroups.com\/pevc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Private Equity &amp; Venture Capital Club<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/PrivateEquityConference\/\" target=\"_blank\">Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/career_employer\/Employment_Statistics.aspx\"><strong>Finance Employment Stats at Kellogg<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2011<em>, 7% of Kellogg graduates accepted full-time jobs in investment banking, brokerage, and securities and 12% in other financial services, private equity, and venture capital. <\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\"><em>Industry (Full-time jobs)<\/em><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\"><em>% of Hires <\/em><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Salary Average<\/em><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">Commercial Banking<em><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\">$117,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">Diversified Financial Services<em><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\">$96,438<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">Hedge Funds<em><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\">$113,571<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">Investment Banking\/Brokerage\/Securities<em><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\">$103,359<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">Investment Management<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\">$104,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">Private Equity<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\">$135,011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">Venture Capital<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\">$134,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<p>For the finance function, the percentage of hires and average salaries look as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 197px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"78\"><strong>Function (Full-time jobs)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\"><strong>% of Hires<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"><strong>Salary Average<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"78\">Analyst\/Research<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">$106,667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"78\">Corporate Finance<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">$94,344<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"78\">Investment Banking<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">$102,571<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"78\">Investment Management<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">$122,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"78\">Mergers &amp; Acquisitions<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">$105,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"78\">Other Finance<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">$117,989<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"78\">Sales &amp; Trading<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">$97,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"78\">Treasury<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"50\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">$102,222<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<p>For internships for the class of 2011, 8% of students landed investment banking\/brokerage\/securities internships and 10% received internships in other financial services\/private equity\/venture capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Industry (Internships)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>% of Hires <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Salary Average<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">\n<div>\n<p>Commercial Banking<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<div>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p>$6,875<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">\n<div>\n<p>Diversified Financial Services<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<div>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p>$8,898<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">\n<div>\n<p>Hedge Funds<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<div>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p>$8,637<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">\n<div>\n<p>Investment Banking\/Brokerage\/Securities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<div>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p>$8,297<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">\n<div>\n<p>Investment Management<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<div>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p>$8,287<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">\n<div>\n<p>Private Equity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<div>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p>$6,043<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"176\">\n<div>\n<p>Venture Capital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">\n<div>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\">\n<div>\n<p>$5,020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<p>Top hirers for full-time and internship positions include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 371px; height: 615px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"92\">\n<div>\n<p>Name of Company<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"69\">\n<div>\n<p>Number of Full-Time Students Hired, 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\">\n<div>\n<p>Number of Interns Hired, 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"92\">\n<div>\n<p>Citi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"69\">\n<div>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\">\n<div>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"92\">\n<div>\n<p>Barclays Capital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"69\">\n<div>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\">\n<div>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"92\">\n<div>\n<p>Bank of America<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"69\">\n<div>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\">\n<div>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"92\">\n<div>\n<p>Discover Financial Services<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"69\">\n<div>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\">\n<div>\n<p>N\/A<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"92\">\n<div>\n<p>Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"69\">\n<div>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\">\n<div>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"92\">\n<div>\n<p>William Blair and Company, L.L.C.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"69\">\n<div>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\">\n<div>\n<p>N\/A<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"92\">\n<div>\n<p>Blackstone Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"69\">\n<div>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\">\n<div>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"92\">\n<div>\n<p>J.P. 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