Least competitive MBA that can still get you into IB?

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Great post.
I thought it was interesting that Dartmouth is listed undergrad but Tuck is left out of the grad list. What do you think that has to do with? Small class size so no recruitment on campus?

GMATLA makes a very good point. When looking at employment reports, many MBA applicants make the mistake of equating industry with function. Just because you work at an Investment Bank doesn't necessarily mean that you are an Investment Banker. Companies like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have more people in their support functions than in their IB division. I doubt that there is going to be any significant IB recruiting by the BB banks outside the top 15 business schools. Of course if you are good at networking and recruiting yourself, you could probably get an IB job from almost any b-school.

The other thing to note (if you are not in a top target school) is that most banks probably do some recruiting regionally outside of their target schools. For example if you are in an NYC area school (or even in a Chicago or SF area school), you will probably find it considerably easier to get interviews for IB positions then if you are say, in Arizona.

Hope this helps!

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It's complicated IB refers to a huge number of firms, ranging from Bulge Brackets to tiny boutiques. While GS, MS and DB are going to hire primarily out of the top 8 schools there will be plenty going from NYU and other less well ranked schools. For middle markets, recruitment is more regional, a lot of Vandy grads are at Morgan Keegan, which is now part of Raymond James, Emory sends to SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and UNC to Wells and BofAML in Charlotte. I'd say any top 50 school will give you a shot, however it all depends on the market and I would likely take SMU or Minnesota over the better ranked ASU

I agree: Most top-50 schools will give you a shot at a regional investment banking role, especially if the school has a strong undergrad alumni network. I wasn't even interested in i-banking really but I wanted to keep it open as an option. No i-banks recruited at my MBA program (top 40 USNews), but I got interviews with middle market firms left and right just by emailing various MDs who went to my school's undergrad program. I probably got a dozen informational interviews on the phone and then 5 "real" interviews.

I could have gotten an offer, I think, but I turned down my 2nd round interviews since I had accepted a role. I had the modeling experience from classwork, a modeling bootcamp, and internships in equity research.