Cornell graduates are among the most likely to end up in an investing job in the hedge fund industry, according to an online hedge fund media publication.

HFObserver recently conducted a jobs survey, which found that Cornell and New York University tied for second place in the number of hires in the hedge fund industry in the first part of 2011.

Joining Cornell in HFOBserver's top five feeder schools are the University of Pennsylvania, which topped the list. Duke University came in at No. 4 and Stanford University at No. 5. Runners up were Princeton, Harvard, Yale and Syracuse universities.

HFObserver ranked undergraduate programs in the United States as "feeder schools" by looking at the academic degrees held by more than 450 experienced professionals hired by hedge fund investment firms from January to July 2011. The publication then ranked schools based on how many senior-level hires were alumni of each institution during that period.

The survey results are available at http://www.hfobserver.com/.