Just found out that our very own Freeman School of Business was ranked 15th this year in the Entrepreneur Magazine/Princeton Review top 50 programs in the nation. Entrepreneurship remains one of the biggest draws to the Freeman School, in addition to the Finance program. The Tulane Entrepreneurs Association (I’m a member!) is the biggest club on campus. We’ve got a great speaker series this fall, with local New Orleans entrepreneurs coming to discuss how they’ve bootstrapped their dreams into real businesses, and a $35,000 business plan competition next April.
America’s Entrepreneurship Programs Continue to Grow
PR NewswireEntrepreneur and The Princeton Review Reveal the Nation’s Top 50
October 10, 2007: 06:00 AM EST
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review released today the fifth annual ranking of the top 50 graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation. Heading the list for undergraduate schools is Babson College, and among graduate programs, the University of Southern California takes the number-one position.
Babson College and The University of Arizona took the second and third spots for top graduate programs, respectively. For the undergraduate program ranking, the University of Houston and Drexel University were second and third. A nearly 30% increase in participating schools with this year’s ranking underscores the growing number of entrepreneurial courses nationwide and the established mainstream appeal of business ownership.
All 900 schools surveyed were evaluated based on key criteria in the areas of academics and requirements, students and faculty, and outside-the-classroom support and experiences. A total of 50 schools, 25 undergraduate and 25 graduate schools, made the list, with several others receiving honorable mentions.
“For years now schools have been responding to student demand for competitive entrepreneurial programs,” says Rieva Lesonsky, senior VP and editorial director of Entrepreneur magazine. “The newly emerging trends are in programs that focus on women-owned as well as environmentally and socially conscious businesses. Strong alumni networks, emphasis on feasibility studies and activities for engaging in the local business community continue to be key points among entrepreneurs looking for programs that fit their needs.”
The survey questions for the annual top colleges ranking are revisited each year to ensure that clear, concise and appropriate data is collected. Robert Franek of The Princeton Review says this year, “New questions allowed for more program-specific elements to come to the surface.” This gives prospective students more of the essential information they need to start exploring programs that can prepare them for greater success in their business ventures.
Included is a complete listing of the schools ranked. Pick up the November issue of Entrepreneur on newsstands October 23rd to read the full feature story.
Best Schools for Entrepreneurs
Top 25 Undergraduate Programs Top 25 Graduate Programs
1. Babson College 1. University of Southern California
2. University of Houston 2. Babson College
3. Drexel University 3. The University of Arizona
4. The University of Arizona 4. University of North Carolina, Chapel
5. University of Dayton Hill
6. Chapman University 5. DePaul University
7. DePaul University 6. University of California, Los Angeles
8. Temple University 7. Drexel University
9. University of North Dakota 8. Chapman University
10. Loyola Marymount University 9. University of South Florida
11. Wichita State University 10. University of Illinois, Chicago
12. Syracuse University 11. Loyola Marymount University
13. University of Notre Dame 12. Temple University
14. University of Maryland 13. Monterey Institute of International
15. University of Oklahoma Studies
16. University of Illinois, 14. University of Colorado at Boulder
Urbana-Champaign 15. Tulane University
17. Xavier University 16. Syracuse University
18. The University of Alabama 17. Indiana University, Bloomington
19. University of Southern 18. University of Maryland
California 19. San Diego State University
20. Ball State University 20. University of Washington
21. The University of Iowa 21. University of Illinois,
22. Brigham Young University Urbana-Champaign
23. Baylor University 22. Rice University
24. Northeastern University 23. University of California, Riverside
25. The Ohio State University 24. Northwestern University
25. University of Notre Dame
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