Master's in Financial Engineering Program


Student Profile: MFE Class of 2007


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MFE Class of 2007
Students Applications Received: 243
Number of Admits: 91
Enrolled Students: 59
Women: 15%
Men: 85%
Countries Represented: 16
Average Age at Enrollment: 29
Average Years of Post-University Experience: 3.78
Undergraduate Institutions Represented: 48
Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.65
Graduate Institutions Represented: 43


Quantitative Scores in Percentiles*


  • Average Quant: 92%
  • 99: 12%
  • 97-98: 10%
  • 94-96: 17%
  • 90-93: 38%
  • Under 90: 23%

Degrees Held:


  • Bachelor's: 39%
  • Master's: 36%
  • Ph.D: 24%
  • J.D: 2%

Majors


  • Engineering: 46%
  • Mathematics: 20%
  • Economics: 7%
  • Finance: 12%
  • Natural Sciences: 3%
  • Computer Science: 7%
  • Business: 2%
  • Humanities: 2%

Location of Undergraduate Institutions


  • Domestic (23 students)
  • International (36 students)
    • Asia: 26
    • Europe: 6
    • Latin America: 1
    • Middle East: 1
    • Africa: 0
    • North America: 1
    • Russia: 1
  • Breakdown of Asia
    • PR China: 8
    • Taiwan: 4
    • Korea: 4
    • India: 7
    • Singapore: 2

Selected Prior Employment


  • Engineering: 14%
  • Marketing/Sales: 2%
  • Information Systems: 10%
  • General Management: 2%
  • Finance: 20%
  • Research & Development: 17%
  • Project Management: 0%
  • Consulting/Management Services: 8%
  • Planning: 2%
  • Education: 10%
  • Other: 15%

*70% of students (19/27) who took the GRE earned a perfect score


 


Yousuf Abbasi, MFE '07

Yousuf Abbasi, MFE '07

"One very important aspect of the Haas MFE is the overall emphasis on teamwork. The many team projects assigned in the curriculum give one the opportunity to interact and collaborate withthe brightest classmates, and the opportunity to develop relationships that will last a lifetime"


MFE Internship:
Hybrid Analyst
Fixed Income Strategy and Analytics
Citigroup
New York

Current Position: Associate, CMBS Valuation
Deutsche Bank
New York, NY