The Princeton Review & Entrepreneur Name the Top 25 Undergrad & Grad Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies for 2019

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Nov 13, 2018, 11:00 ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Princeton Review^®and Entrepreneur magazine today announced the results of The Princeton Review's 13th annual survey naming the 25 undergraduate and 25 graduate schools best for entrepreneurship studies.

The University of Michigan captured the #1 spot on the undergraduate entrepreneurship programs ranking list for the first time. Babson College finished #1 on the graduate entrepreneurship programs list – a distinction it last earned in 2013. Both schools had been at the #4 spots on the respective 2018 lists. The full lists of the top 25 undergraduate and graduate schools for 2019 are below.

The Princeton Review posted the ranking lists today at www.princetonreview.com/best-business-schools At this area on the company's site, users can also access information on The Princeton Review's survey, criteria, and methodology for the rankings, plus its detailed profiles of the schools.

Entrepreneur posted the lists on https://www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges. The magazine will also publish the lists and a feature on the rankings in its December issue available on newsstands November 27. The feature offers details about the schools' programs and the number of entrepreneur-related courses they offer. It also reports on the number of startups the schools' graduates launched in the past ten years and levels of funding they raised.

The Princeton Review tallied its 2019 lists based on surveys it conducted from July through August 2018 of administrators at more than 300 schools offering entrepreneurship studies. The 60-question survey covered the school's commitment to entrepreneurship studies inside and outside the classroom. Topics included: the percentage of faculty, students, and alumni actively and successfully involved in entrepreneurial endeavors, the number and reach of mentorship programs, scholarships and grants for entrepreneurial studies, and the level of support for school-sponsored business plan competitions. In all, more than 40 data points were analyzed in the ranking list tallies.

"These colleges and business schools have truly superb entrepreneurship programs," said Robert Franek, The Princeton Review's Editor-in-Chief. "Their faculties are genuinely engaged in entrepreneurism. Their courses are rich with in-class and out-of-class experiential components, and the financial and networking support their students receive via donors and alumni is extraordinary."

"This annual ranking in partnership with The Princeton Review is an excellent resource for future founders with entrepreneurial goals," says Jason Feifer, Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur magazine. "Each of the entrepreneurship programs on the list offers valuable opportunities for business-minded students to become knowledgeable leaders and pursue their passions."

Many schools on the lists have extraordinary records of graduate accomplishments. At the University of Michigan, #1 on the undergraduate list, students graduating within the last ten years have started over 1,000 companies that have raised $61 million in funding. At Rice University, #3 on the graduate list, students graduating in the last ten years have started over 350 companies that have raised $4 billion in funding.

Columbia University, #5 on the graduate list, offers one of the largest and richest graduate student business plan competitions. Last year, it awarded $2,400,000 for student entrepreneurial projects.

The Princeton Review's Top Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies for 2019

Top 25 Undergraduate Schools

University of Michigan
University of Houston (TX)
Babson College (MA)
Brigham Young University (UT)
Northeastern University (MA)
Baylor University (TX)
Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
University of Maryland
University of Utah
Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)
North Carolina State University
Ball State University (IN)
DePaul University (IL)
Miami University (OH)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of Iowa
Syracuse University (NY)
University of Kansas
University of Dayton (OH)
The University of Oklahoma
Michigan State University
Texas A&M University
The University of Texas at Dallas
Belmont University (TN)
Drexel University (PA)

Top 25 Graduate Schools

Babson College (MA)
The University of Chicago (IL)
Rice University (TX)
Northwestern University (IL)
Columbia University (NY)
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Virginia
University of Michigan
Northeastern University (MA)
Brigham Young University (UT)
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of South Florida
University of Washington
Syracuse University (NY)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of California San Diego
University of Rochester (NY)
Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
University of Utah
DePaul University (IL)
Saint Louis University (MO)
New York University (NY)
Texas A&M University
Oklahoma State University
University of Maryland

Four schools are new to the undergraduate entrepreneurship programs list for 2019: Michigan State University (#21), Texas A&M University (#22), The University of Texas at Dallas (#23) and Belmont University (#24). Three schools are new on the graduate programs list: Columbia University (#5), University of Washington (#13) and Saint Louis University (#21).

Only schools that participated in The Princeton Review entrepreneurship program survey were eligible for consideration for these rankings.

The Princeton Review also reports annual business and law school rankings and several categories of college rankings at www.PrincetonReview.com as well as in its books, The Best 384 Colleges and Colleges That Pay You Back.

About The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is a leading tutoring, test prep and college admission services company. Every year, it helps millions of college- and graduate school-bound students achieve their education and career goals through online and in person courses delivered by a network of more than 4,000 teachers and tutors, online resources, and its more than 150 print and digital books published by Penguin Random House. The Princeton Review is headquartered in New York, NY. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University. For more information, visit www.PrincetonReview.com. Follow the company on Twitter @ThePrincetonRev.

About Entrepreneur Media Inc.
For more than 40 years, Entrepreneur Media Inc. has been serving the entrepreneurial community providing comprehensive coverage of business and personal success through original content and events. Entrepreneur magazine, Entrepreneur.com, and publishing imprint Entrepreneur Press provide solutions, information, inspiration and education read by millions of entrepreneurs and small business owners worldwide.

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www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges
www.princetonreview.com/best-business-schools

SOURCE The Princeton Review