b'MESSAGE FROMTHE DIRECTORWe also observed a new trend of topundergraduates, primarily from computerscience, applying to Princetons MFinprogram. While we were pleased toadmit the top four students, three ofthem ultimately withdrew over thesummer due to lucrative job offers infinance. Although this was disappointingand affected our yield, the impact wasmanageable. This year, we made 46offers, aiming for a class size of 37, andMARKUS achieved a high yield with 40 studentsaccepting our offer. After the lateBRUNNERMEIER withdrawals, our cohort size stands at 35Edwards S. Sanford students.Professor of EconomicsOur MFin program remains one of theDear friends and supporters of the Bendheim top-ranked globally. Our commitment toCenter,supporting our students in their post-graduate career placement continues toThe 2023-24 academic year brought several be a success, with Lindsay Brackensignificant changes to the Bendheim Center placing all 23 of our graduating studentsfor Finance (BCF), particularly within our (10 female, 13 male) in job opportunities.Master in Finance (MFin) program. We are This fall, our incoming class of 35gradually increasing the program size from 50 students includes 13 females and 22to 80 students, and this year, we continued on males.this path of growth. Additionally, we offeredmore fellowships to incoming students in an BCFs undergraduate program isincreasingly competitive environment. Our transitioning from a Certificate programefforts to expand and diversify our applicant to a Minor. In May 2024, the final cohortpool were successful, with applications rising of certificate-only students graduated,from an average of approximately 600 to over with 84 certificates awarded (301,000 annually. Notably, we saw a significant females). Despite more challengingincrease in applicants with a background in requirements for the Minor, the UMFComputer Science, suggesting a shift in Class of 2025 consists of 61 students (25interest from the tech sector back to finance. females), a slight decrease from the1'