We expect to release around second or third week of November.
The same programs plus or minus a couple will be on our 2026 ranking.
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We expect to release around second or third week of November.
The same programs plus or minus a couple will be on our 2026 ranking.
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2026 QuantNet ranking drop is what we're all waiting for, perfectly timed for Round 2 and 3. But i was just thinking, brand names still rule. If a big-name school say, fell some spots, we'd probably still choose it over non brand name program, i know i will.
Also, is there a way to differentiate between placement in true front office quant roles and middle or back office quant roles like credit risk - i mean 100% placement but where and a way to rate program curriculum closer to front office roles?
Many universities i think count 'credit risk' roles as a quant win. I've sat through so many placement sessions organised by universities just to hear my own job description repackaged as a success story for front office quants.
I'm already in credit risk, at the very companies you're bragging about! If I wanted to stay, I'd just ask for an internal transfer and save a fortune.
Maybe I just need to log off these weekly university webinars... this might be my sign
Also, is there a way to differentiate between placement in true front office quant roles and middle or back office quant roles like credit risk - i mean 100% placement but where and a way to rate program curriculum closer to front office roles?
Many universities i think count 'credit risk' roles as a quant win. I've sat through so many placement sessions organised by universities just to hear my own job description repackaged as a success story for front office quants.
I'm already in credit risk, at the very companies you're bragging about! If I wanted to stay, I'd just ask for an internal transfer and save a fortune.
Maybe I just need to log off these weekly university webinars... this might be my sign
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You can do that. Many people will always pick a brandname over others. This is the same thing in consumer products too. You pay a premium in the total cost.
But you should investigate why there is a drop, if it's temporary or a worrying trend, etc. At the end of the day, these degrees are very expensive and you don't want to be a bag holder with nothing but with a piece of paper carrying that fancy name.
This is a good point. Many applicants can't distinguish between job title, function so everything sounds like a quant job to them which is good enough.
As far as getting more granular information from programs on the breakdown of placement, there is more work to be done.
Some programs did a great job of knowing exactly where each of their graduates end up (Baruch, CMU and few others). A lot of other programs don't have full picture on this. Programs have different level of resources on career services or run differently.
This just means there is opportunity for QuantNet to provide more insights and helpful information on this aspect.
Then you will be able to look at the placement listing of many programs and tell whether a program places most of their graduates in front office, buy-side, sell-side. This will inform you decision much better than most applicants.
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Just want to give a quick update that we received data from almost all programs (including most major programs) and we will proceed to the next stage.
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Last year, we released the ranking on Nov 20th. I would expect similar timing this year if not a bit sooner.
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been reading through some posts and noticed that several people accepted into graduate programs at Caltech's Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (covering ACM, CDS, CMS, and CS) were also targeting quant roles. curious if Caltech considered a target school for quantitative research or trading positions?
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List of most selective programs based on early data in the 2026 ranking.
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Hi @Andy Nguyen do you think it would be possible to add the typical cohort size a range since I presume it is cumbersome to get the exact sizes of the cohorts ? So that we can all mentally calculate how many students are usually applying. I think that would add more colour to this. Let me know your thoughts on it.
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The data for class size, application numbers, admits, enrolls are already there on each program's link. It's on the Admissions tab
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Gotcha. Thanks for letting me know Andy ! I missed it earlier.
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Virtu Financial takes a bunch of their people from CalTech.
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