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Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee. Named in honor of American business magnate, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt is a highly-regarded university with a long legacy.
Vanderbilt University has solid placement into investment banking and ranks #28 on our investment banking target school list. We recognize Vanderbilt as a semi-target school for its consistent placement into finance.
Vanderbilt is home to the Owen Graduate School of Management, a highly-ranked business school that offers an MBA and Executive MBA program.
Like many of the other liberal arts schools on this list, Vanderbilt does not offer undergraduate business programs.
Vanderbilt sends the majority of its investment banking hires into bulge brackets, with a notable volume to Bank of America. Vanderbilt has one of the lowest Elite Boutique %s among all target and semi-target schools, with no representation at several elite boutiques.
Vanderbilt ranks #30 by Total Hires and #24 by Undergrad Placement %, suggesting that the top students at Vanderbilt will have a great chance of breaking into investment banking.
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School Factsheet
Established: 1873
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Business School Name: Owen
# of Undergrads: 7,111 per U.S. News
# of Business School Undergrads: 0
Median Starting Salary (2022): $62k
Chancellor: Daniel Diermeier
U.S. News Global Rank (2022-2023): #78
QS World University Rankings: #261
Financial Times MBA Rank: #41