<p>These are the campuses where McKinsey sends a dedicated recruitment team and does on-campus interviews/programs for folks getting a bachelor’s degree. Note that students at these schools have different deadlines (usually later deadlines for applying for summer analyst programs and jobs) than students at schools where McKinsey doesn’t have a recruiting program:</p>
<p>Harvard ([Harvard</a> University | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Harvard_University]Harvard”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Harvard_University))</p>
<p>Yale ([Yale</a> University | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Yale_University]Yale”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Yale_University))</p>
<p>Duke ([Duke</a> University | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Duke_University]Duke”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Duke_University))</p>
<p>Stanford ([Stanford</a> University | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Stanford_University]Stanford”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Stanford_University))</p>
<p>University of Pennsylvania ([University</a> of Pennsylvania | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_Pennsylvania]University”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_Pennsylvania))</p>
<p>Princeton ([Princeton</a> University | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Princeton_University]Princeton”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Princeton_University))</p>
<p>MIT ([MIT</a> | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/MIT]MIT”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/MIT))</p>
<p>Columbia & Barnard ([Columbia</a> University & Barnard College | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Columbia_University_and_Barnard_College]Columbia”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Columbia_University_and_Barnard_College))</p>
<p>Dartmouth ([Dartmouth</a> College | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Dartmouth_College]Dartmouth”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Dartmouth_College))</p>
<p>Brown ([Brown</a> University | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Brown_University]Brown”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Brown_University))</p>
<p>Northwestern ([Northwestern</a> University | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Northwestern_University]Northwestern”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Northwestern_University))</p>
<p>Univ. of California- Berkeley ([University</a> of California - Berkeley | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_California_-_Berkeley]University”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_California_-_Berkeley))</p>
<p>University of Texas - Austin ([University</a> of Texas - Austin | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_Texas_-_Austin]University”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_Texas_-_Austin))</p>
<p>Georgetown ([Georgetown</a> University | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Georgetown_University]Georgetown”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/Georgetown_University))</p>
<p>University of Michigan ([University</a> of Michigan | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_Michigan]University”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_Michigan))</p>
<p>University of Virginia ([University</a> of Virginia | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_Virginia]University”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_Virginia))</p>
<p>UNC-Chapel Hill ([University</a> of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_North_Carolina_-_Chapel_Hill]University”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting/Schools/BA/University_of_North_Carolina_-_Chapel_Hill))</p>
<p>You can check if a particular school is part of McKinsey’s recruiting program by searching for the school’s name (and make sure to select the undergraduate & master’s option unless you are interested in their MBA/other recruiting) here: [University</a> recruiting | Careers | McKinsey & Company](<a href=“http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting]University”>http://www.mckinsey.com/Careers/Apply/University_recruiting). Best to my knowledge, the schools I listed are the entirety of their on-campus specialized recruiting program, though they clearly welcome applications from anyone. </p>
<p>I say this not to weigh in on your query, but more to provide some facts/evidence for the discussion.</p>
<p>(As far as your question: It is statistically possibly for someone to be anything coming from any school. It’s just a matter of whether the road is a bit smoother depending on the alma mater/institution. . . . . )</p>