PhD Applicants
If you ever wondered why it's so important to get into a good Ph.D. program, here's a recent study of existing graduates
Who is successful on the finance Ph.D. job market?
One way to evaluate Ph.D. programs is by the faculty's research productivity. Granted, these are numerical counts and don't control for additional factors such as department size, research stipend, etc... but it's a step in the right direction.