[8] After being licensed by the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Foundation launched WQU in 2015 enrolling several hundred students in a free, online Master's degree in Quantitative Finance.

[8] As its first president, Sarah McCue, PhD, conceptualized and led the launch of WQU's financial engineering Master's Degree.

Worldhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldQuant_University#/editor/1Quant University’s Advisory Board is a group of prominent leaders in the finance, business, and education sectors who function as advocates and advisors.

WQU is approved to operate by the Board of Regents of the State of Louisiana[14] WorldQuant University's entirely-free, accredited, online MSc in Financial Engineering Program integrates mathematical, statistical, and computer science tools with finance theory and professional business skills.

During this self-paced course, students complete eight projects that range from exploring housing prices in Mexico to predicting air quality in Kenya.

Students receive real-time feedback as well as opportunities to collaborate with their peers and to participate in live office hours with their instructor.