Top 25 Graduate Colleges - Entrepreneurship

The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur 5th Annual Top 25 Entrepreneurial Graduate Colleges for 2007

1. University of Southern California
Marshall School of Business
Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/entrepreneur
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 20
Enrolled students: 954 of which 10% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 23%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $5,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 2
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $25,000

2. Babson College
The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship
Wellesley, MA
http://www.babson.edu/eship
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 53
Enrolled students: 1583 of which 13.6% started a business
Percentage still in business: 89%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 95%
Recent grads who started a business: 12%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $150,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 13
Mentorship programs: 10
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $35,000

3. The University of Arizona
McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, McGuire Entrepreneurship Program
Tucson, AZ
http://www.entrepreneurship.eller.arizona.edu
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 29
Enrolled students: 50 of which 8% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 74%
Recent grads who started a business: 26%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $100,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 10
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $10,000

4. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Kenan-Flagler Business School
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Chapel Hill, NC
http://www.eship.unc.edu
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 24
Enrolled students: 1950 of which 10% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 93%
Recent grads who started a business: 5%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $75,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 7
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $60,000

5. DePaul University
Kellstadt Graduate Entrepreneurship Program
Chicago, IL
http://ent.depaul.edu
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 8
Enrolled students: 1828 of which 12% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 40%
Percentage still in business: 90%
Scholarships: $310,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 5
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $25,000

6. University of California, Los Angeles
Anderson School of Management
Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x554.xml
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 17
Enrolled students: 1600 of which 3.6% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 1.5%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $300,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 4
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $27,500

7. Drexel University
LeBow College of Business
Philadelphia , PA
http://www.lebow.drexel.edu
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 18
Enrolled students: 97 of which 28% started a business
Percentage still in business: 35%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 36%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $350,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 6
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $65,000

8. Chapman University
Argyros School of Business and Economics
Orange, CA
http://www.chapman.edu/argyros/asbecenters/leatherby
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 9
Enrolled students: 40 of which 48% started a business
Percentage still in business: 89%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 83%
Percentage still in business: 93%
Scholarships: $250,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 7
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $20,000

9. University of South Florida
USF Center for Entrepreneurship
Tampa, FL
http://www.usf.edu/index.asp

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 41
Enrolled students: 400 of which 15% started a business
Percentage still in business: 13%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 50%
Percentage still in business: 95%
Scholarships: $30,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 4
Business plan competition: Yes

10. University of Illinois at Chicago
Liautaud Graduate School of Business
Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
Chicago, IL
http://www.uic.edu/cba/mba
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 25
Enrolled students: 60 of which 12% started a business
Percentage still in business: 11%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 93%
Recent grads who started a business: 6%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $182,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 2
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $20,000

11. Loyola Marymount University
Hilton Center for Entrepreneurship
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.lmu.edu/Page20647.aspx

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 17
Enrolled students: 100 of which 25% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 33%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $10,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 4
Business plan competition: No

12. Temple University
The Fox School of Business
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute
Philadelphia , PA
http://www.fox.temple.edu/iei
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 18
Enrolled students: 418 of which 1% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 66.7%
Recent grads who started a business: 1%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $5,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $29,625

13. Monterey Institute of International Studies
Fisher Graduate School of International Business
Monterey, CA
http://fisher.miis.edu/

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 12
Enrolled students: 23 of which 13% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 13%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $32,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 2
Business plan competition: No

14. University of Colorado, Boulder
Leeds School of Business
Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Boulder, CO
http://leeds.colorado.edu/entrep
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 17
Enrolled students: 117 of which 6% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 50%
Recent grads who started a business: 6%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $55,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 1
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $5,000

15. Tulane University
Freeman School of Business
Levy Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship
New Orleans, LA
http://www.freeman.tulane.edu/lri
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 9
Enrolled students: 62 of which 10% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 75%
Recent grads who started a business: 10%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $180,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $35,000

16. Syracuse University
Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises
Syracuse, NY
http://whitman.syr.edu/eee/
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 18
Enrolled students: 360 of which 2% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 75%
Recent grads who started a business: 10%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $210,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $45,000

17. Indiana University, Bloomington
Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Bloomington, IN
http://www.kelley.indiana.edu/jcei
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 20
Enrolled students: 160 of which 5% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 50%
Recent grads who started a business: 5%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $100,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 2
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $5,000

18. University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
College Park, MD
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/dingman
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 12
Enrolled students: 38 of which 24% started a business
Percentage still in business: 89%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 87%
Recent grads who started a business: 2.6%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $48,800
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $72,500

19. San Diego State University
College of Business Administration
Entrepreneurial Management Center
San Diego , CA
http://www.sdsu.edu/emc
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 11
Enrolled students: 100 of which 20% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 90%
Recent grads who started a business: 20%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $5,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 2
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $25,000

20. University of Washington
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Seattle, WA
http://www.bschool.washington.edu/cie
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 18
Enrolled students: 82 of which 5% started a business
Percentage still in business: 4%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 73%
Recent grads who started a business: 6%
Percentage still in business: 4%
Scholarships: $104,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 8
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $70,000

21. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
The Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership
The Technology Entrepreneur Center
Champaign, IL
http://www.uiuc.edu/entrepreneur/
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 36
Enrolled students: 1165
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 40%
Scholarships: $41,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 11
Mentorship programs: 12
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $35,000

22. Rice University
MBA
Houston, TX
http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 17
Enrolled students: 60 of which 2% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 2%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 2
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $345,000

23. University of California, Riverside
MBA in Entrepreneurial Management
Riverside, CA
http://www.palmdesert.ucr.edu/
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 12
Enrolled students: 25 of which 95% started a business
Percentage still in business: 95%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 65%
Recent grads who started a business: 75%
Percentage still in business: 50%
Scholarships: $240,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $2,500

24. Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management
Larry and Carol Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice
Evanston, IL
http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/levyinstitute/
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 24
Enrolled students: 829 of which 1% started a business
Percentage still in business: 1%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 69%
Recent grads who started a business: 1%
Percentage still in business: 1%
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 16
Mentorship programs: 15
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $40,000

25. University of Notre Dame
Mendoza College of Business
Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Notre Dame, IN
http://www.nd.edu/~entrep/
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 18
Enrolled students: 38 of which 14% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 80%
Recent grads who started a business: 8%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 4
Mentorship programs: 4
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $35,000


Some other good links one needs to consider, surprisingly not in the list above:

1. Harvard
2. Columbia
3. UCLA
4. Wake Forest
5. INSEAD
6. MIT
7. Stanford
8. Dartmouth