It’s not rude at all, but I don’t think you are familiar with UF’s actual placement rates for these programs.
Use LinkedIn, search for Emory and UF. Select Alumni and then select Finance for the area of study. Look at the numbers yourself. UF finance grads work at the same companies, there just more of them, a lot more.
You can do the same with Accounting, but don’t waste your time, Emory isn’t comparable to UF. UF has one of the top 10 programs in the country, and it’s placement rates reflect that ranking.
Now, its’ a completely different case with Emory’s Economics grads, where Emory excels but UF doesn’t.
If you’re working at PwC, EY or Deloitte, an Emory grad is likely an economics major, while an UF grad is likely an accounting or finance major.
On a side note, a bit more than 38% of Emory’s Alumni live and work in the greater Atlanta area. For me that was surprising, since the vast majority of Emory students are OOS. If you want to live and work in Atlanta (the CDC is a major employer), then Emory and it’s alumni network would be a huge plus. Outside of Atlanta, it’s not nearly as strong (you’ll find a lot more Gator’s in NY, Boston, Washington, SF, Seattle, Dallas, etc.).
UF requires that grads fill out the survey before graduation, other schools may collect the results up to 6 months after graduation (Emory collects results up to 3 months after graduation). Keep that in mind when considering how many may still be considering offers or still searching.
For example, we can select Finance BS grads. Under Outcomes & Experiences, we will find that 98% completed 1 or more internship; 75% had secured employment before graduation; that the average salary was $61,831 with an average bonus of $7,331.
Under employment destinations for Finance grads, 46% are in Florida, with the top out of state destinations being NY at 16%, NC at 9%, and Georgia at 8%
Emory also publishes some grad survey results, but it’s not as much fun to play around with…