eFinancialCareers analyzed the candidate database of over 190,000 finance professionals in Hong Kong and Singapore for the most common universities among employees top institutions.
In Singapore, the share of candidates among top schools is more concentrated by the top three, with the National University of Singapore (NUS) a clear frontrunner. Further analysis shows only a fraction of graduates at these banks are specifically working in either investment banking or markets teams, with NUS being the most common school in both divisions.
In Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is the safest bet for a job in banking. CUHK has risen in prominence over the past decade. In 2015, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) looked the best school for banking jobs while Hong Kong University (HKU) was a frontrunner for markets jobs. Now, they’ve each fell behind CUHK.
Learn more: The universities that will get you an investment banking job in Hong Kong and Singapore