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Most Prestigious Banking Firms

Banking professionals across the nation rank the prestige of the firms that they compete against.
Survey Methodology

Approximately 2,900 banking professionals filled out Vault's Banking Survey in the fall of 2024. The survey was sent to professionals at more than 85 of the top investment banking firms in the industry. Banking professionals were asked to rate companies with which they were familiar on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most prestigious. They were not allowed to rate their own (or former) employer. Vault averaged the prestige scores for each firm and ranked them in order.

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2025 Most Prestigious Banking Firms

#1
SCORE 8.776
2024 Rank 1
#2
SCORE 8.328
2024 Rank 4
#3
SCORE 8.162
2024 Rank 3
#4
SCORE 8.127
2024 Rank 5
#5
SCORE 8.112
2024 Rank 2
#6
SCORE 7.182
2024 Rank 7
#7
SCORE 7.141
2024 Rank 6
#8
SCORE 6.951
2024 Rank 8
#9
SCORE 6.748
2024 Rank 10
#10
SCORE 6.410
2024 Rank 11