Who Should Apply

Students in the Financial Engineering Program range in education and experience from recent undergraduates to Ph.D.s who are working in management-level positions. In recent years, students in the program have included:

• A math graduate from UC Riverside with 12 yrs of experience
• A senior treasury analyst from India
• A mechanical engineer from Nigeria
• A math,physics and economics major from Texas
• A programmer analyst from Malaysia
• A consultant in Business Process Reengineering from Pittsburgh
• A electrical engineer from Kosovo
• A computer engineer from China
• A MBA in international finance from Vietnam 

While their ages and experience vary greatly, our students share strong quantitative backgrounds and aptitude as reflected in GMAT or GRE test scores and undergraduate majors. In recent years, our students have ranked around the 80th percentile on the quantitative portion of the GMAT or GRE. An approximate breakdown of the undergraduate degrees of recent students is:

• 35% Mathematics
• 35% Engineering
• 10% Computer Science
• 10% Business
• 10% Economics

Applicants to the Financial Engineering program should have strong records of achievement in quantitatively oriented undergraduate disciplines and have completed multivariable calculus and linear algebra coursework.  Ideal candidates are interested in the application of complex mathematical concepts to finance and risk management and have the potential to function effectively as leaders in professional management environments.