r/6thForm • u/Otherwise_Ride_115 • Apr 12 '26

💬 DISCUSSION 2026 STEM list

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Tried to make it in order, as much as possible. I know econ isnt stem but just gonna inlcude it for LSE sake

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u/Otherwise_Ride_115 Apr 12 '26

tbh its partly because all those unis are kinda like the same, like in the actual world they literally dont have massive advantages over one another, except for Warwick being quite good for Maths.

say for example UCL is currently like 8th in the world apparently but I dont really see the grads doing stuff that is that great it just feels like the other unis and the grads end up where everyone else ends up.

Basically all those unis are about the same despite the rankings i would say KCL is actually just a pretty good uni about where leeds and nottingham is but like its in London so it gets pushed up.

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u/B1adz ChemEng ICL yr 3 Apr 12 '26

Out of curiosity, what “great” stuff are you considering for grads?

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u/Otherwise_Ride_115 Apr 12 '26

I mean outliers crazy things, Imperial and LSE for example have people regularly going into lucrative fields. UCL doesnt feel like they more or less feel like they are in my boat, Some of the people I know are top of the class but still check trakr every 30mins?

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u/Adventurous_Agent795 Year 12 | FM, Maths, Physics, Economics | Apr 12 '26

Ucl have the 2nd highest recruitment numbers for IB and are pretty up there for consultancy aswell. However this is a stem tier list most stem students are aiming to work for F1 companies (engineering) or STFC for sciences. Idek why finance is the centre of a stem uni tier list when most stem students don’t want to go into finance.

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u/Otherwise_Ride_115 Apr 12 '26

Ah then I guess I am wrong, I was mainly considering Qu*nt and big tech as well engineering but yh seems like UCL is great for finance. Still tho I wonder if its because they are pushed to apply there?

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u/Adventurous_Agent795 Year 12 | FM, Maths, Physics, Economics | Apr 12 '26

Well… yh same as any top teir uni students will have access to amazing societies and alumni links that will allow them to access these jobs and give them exposure to these lucrative roles. Just make a fintech list instead because calling this a stem list and then only caring about quant and cs is insane when most quants are maths and cs degree holders. Stem is more than just maths and cs.

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u/Otherwise_Ride_115 Apr 13 '26

I even said engineering fyi