A Wharton undergraduate degree is a key that unlocks the door to many of the world’s most prestigious employers. The list of companies that are among the larger hirers of Wharton grads is like a who’s who of American business. They include all the leading financial service firms and consulting shops, along with all the top technology companies from Google to Microsoft. For four of the past five years, Goldman Sachs has been Wharton’s largest and most reliable corporate recruiter, taking 122 of the school’s undergraduates in the past five years (see below).
Wharton’s Top 25 Employers of Undergrads
| Employer | 2013 Hires | 2012 Hires | 2011 Hires | 2010 Hires | 2009 Hires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Goldman Sachs | 24 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 14 |
| 2. Morgan Stanley | 18 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 10 |
| 3. Boston Consulting Group | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
| 4. J.P. Morgan/Chase | 15 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
| 5. Citigroup | 13 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
| 6. Bain & Co. | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| 6. McKinsey & Co. | 12 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| 6. Blackstone | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 9. Evercore Partners | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 10. American Express | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 10. Barclays Capital | 9 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| 10. Credit Suisse | 9 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 20 |
| 13. Macy’s/Bloomingdale’s | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 13. Deloitte Consulting | 8 | NA | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 15. Bank of America/Merrill Lynch | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| 16. Oliver Wyman | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 17. UBS | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| 17. Wells Fargo | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 19. Applied Predictive Technologies | 5 | 4 | NA | 1 | NA |
| 19. Blackrock | 5 | 12 | 5 | NA | 5 |
| 19. Capital One | 5 | NA | 2 | NA | 3 |
| 19. Google | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 19. Microsoft | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| 19. Moelis & Co. | 5 | NA | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 19. PricewaterhouseCoopers | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Source: Wharton career plans survey reports
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