Top 25 Graduate Programs & Business Schools of 2012 A listing of this year's top graduate programs for entrepreneurship.
By Entrepreneur Staff •
| #1 | Babson College Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship Babson Park, MA |
Tuition: $56,620
2011-12 Enrollment: 1,279
Year Major First Offered: 1967
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $86,620
Recent grads who started a business: 15%
Mentorship programs: 5
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $65,000
2011-12 Enrollment: 1,279
Year Major First Offered: 1967
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $86,620
Recent grads who started a business: 15%
Mentorship programs: 5
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $65,000
| #2 | University of Michigan Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Ann Arbor, MI |
Tuition: $55,194
In-state tuition: $50,194
2011-12 Enrollment: 2,192
Year Major First Offered: 1972
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 48%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $140,000
Recent grads who started a business: 30%
Mentorship programs: 6
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $137,000
In-state tuition: $50,194
2011-12 Enrollment: 2,192
Year Major First Offered: 1972
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 48%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $140,000
Recent grads who started a business: 30%
Mentorship programs: 6
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $137,000
| #3 | Brigham Young University Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology Provo, UT |
Tuition: $20,560
In-state tuition: $10,280
2011-12 Enrollment: 314
Year Major First Offered: 2003
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 91%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $59,927
Recent grads who started a business: 21%
Mentorship programs: 22
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $108,150
In-state tuition: $10,280
2011-12 Enrollment: 314
Year Major First Offered: 2003
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 91%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $59,927
Recent grads who started a business: 21%
Mentorship programs: 22
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $108,150
| #4 | Rice University Jones Graduate School Entrepreneurship Program Houston, TX |
Tuition: $44,810
2011-12 Enrollment: 343
Year Major First Offered: 1974
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $950,000
Recent grads who started a business: 6%
Mentorship programs: 5
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $24,550
2011-12 Enrollment: 343
Year Major First Offered: 1974
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $950,000
Recent grads who started a business: 6%
Mentorship programs: 5
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $24,550
| #5 | The University of Texas at Austin Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship Austin, TX |
Tuition: $47,136
In-state tuition: $32,140
2011-12 Enrollment: 327
Year Major First Offered: 1964
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 91%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $1,142,315
Recent grads who started a business: 5%
Mentorship programs: 4
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $36,750
In-state tuition: $32,140
2011-12 Enrollment: 327
Year Major First Offered: 1964
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 91%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $1,142,315
Recent grads who started a business: 5%
Mentorship programs: 4
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $36,750
| #6 | Washington University in St. Louis Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies St. Louis, MO |
Tuition: $46,975
2011-12 Enrollment: 638
Year Major First Offered: 2001
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $500,000
Recent grads who started a business: 58%
Mentorship programs: 6
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $150,600
2011-12 Enrollment: 638
Year Major First Offered: 2001
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $500,000
Recent grads who started a business: 58%
Mentorship programs: 6
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $150,600
| #7 | University of Chicago Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship Chicago, IL |
Tuition: $51,614
2011-12 Enrollment: 580
Year Major First Offered: 1998
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 40%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $330,000
Recent grads who started a business: 3%
Mentorship programs: 7
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $161,300
2011-12 Enrollment: 580
Year Major First Offered: 1998
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 40%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $330,000
Recent grads who started a business: 3%
Mentorship programs: 7
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $161,300
| #8 | University of Virginia The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Charlottesville, VA |
Tuition: $52,000
In-state tuition: $47,000
2011-12 Enrollment: 686
Year Major First Offered: 1995
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $1,040,000
Mentorship programs: 16
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $26,500
In-state tuition: $47,000
2011-12 Enrollment: 686
Year Major First Offered: 1995
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $1,040,000
Mentorship programs: 16
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $26,500
| #9 | University of Arizona McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship Tucson, AZ |
Tuition: $39,801
In-state tuition: $24,839
2011-12 Enrollment: 50
Year Major First Offered: 1985
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 35%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $50,000
Recent grads who started a business: 25%
Mentorship programs: 7
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $50,000
In-state tuition: $24,839
2011-12 Enrollment: 50
Year Major First Offered: 1985
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 35%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $50,000
Recent grads who started a business: 25%
Mentorship programs: 7
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $50,000
| #10 | University of Washington Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Seattle, WA |
Tuition: $39,237
In-state tuition: $29,166
2011-12 Enrollment: 835
Year Major First Offered: 1991
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 81%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $135,000
Recent grads who started a business: 18%
Mentorship programs: 7
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $534,000
In-state tuition: $29,166
2011-12 Enrollment: 835
Year Major First Offered: 1991
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 81%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $135,000
Recent grads who started a business: 18%
Mentorship programs: 7
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $534,000
| #11 | University of South Florida USF Center for Entrepreneurship Tampa, FL |
Tuition: $19,797
In-state tuition: $9,677
2011-12 Enrollment: 218
Year Major First Offered: 1992
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $50,000
Recent grads who started a business: 70%
Mentorship programs: 9
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $23,000
In-state tuition: $9,677
2011-12 Enrollment: 218
Year Major First Offered: 1992
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $50,000
Recent grads who started a business: 70%
Mentorship programs: 9
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $23,000
| #12 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Chapel Hill, NC |
Tuition: $51,690
In-state tuition: $30,408
2011-12 Enrollment: 1,360
Year Major First Offered: 1988
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 95%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $35,000
Recent grads who started a business: 6%
Mentorship programs: 3
In-state tuition: $30,408
2011-12 Enrollment: 1,360
Year Major First Offered: 1988
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 95%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $35,000
Recent grads who started a business: 6%
Mentorship programs: 3
| #13 | Temple University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute Philadelphia, PA |
Tuition: $35,714
In-state tuition: $25,346
2011-12 Enrollment: 515
Year Major First Offered: 1997
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 67%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $663,300
Recent grads who started a business: 11%
Mentorship programs: 5
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $149,300
In-state tuition: $25,346
2011-12 Enrollment: 515
Year Major First Offered: 1997
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 67%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $663,300
Recent grads who started a business: 11%
Mentorship programs: 5
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $149,300
| #14 | Oklahoma State University School of Entrepreneurship Stillwater, OK |
Tuition: $18,118
In-state tuition: $6,492
2011-12 Enrollment: 450
Year Major First Offered: 1995
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 90%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $125,000
Recent grads who started a business: 75%
Mentorship programs: 3
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $3,000
| #15 | University of Utah Pierre Lassonde Entrepreneur Center Salt Lake City, UT |
Tuition: $75
In-state tuition: $45,900
2011-12 Enrollment: 597
Year Major First Offered: 2000
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $350,000
Recent grads who started a business: 3%
Mentorship programs: 19
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $225,700
In-state tuition: $45,900
2011-12 Enrollment: 597
Year Major First Offered: 2000
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $350,000
Recent grads who started a business: 3%
Mentorship programs: 19
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $225,700
| #16 | Cornell University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (EII) Ithaca, NY |
Tuition: $51,480
2011-12 Enrollment: 18
Year Major First Offered: 1982
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: No
Recent grads who started a business: 50%
Mentorship programs: 5
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $25,000
| #17 | DePaul University Entrepreneurship Program Chicago, IL |
Tuition: $900
2011-12 Enrollment: 148
Year Major First Offered: 1982
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $125,000
Recent grads who started a business: 21%
Mentorship programs: 3
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $35,000
| #18 | Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship Acton School of Business Austin, TX |
Tuition: $49,500
2011-12 Enrollment: 20
Year Major First Offered: 2003
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $396,000
Recent grads who started a business: 25%
Mentorship programs: 1
| #19 | University of Missouri-Kansas City UMKC Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Kansas City, MO |
Tuition: $15,143
In-state tuition: $6,409
2011-12 Enrollment: 349
Year Major First Offered: 1998
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $615,614
Recent grads who started a business: 100%
Mentorship programs: 78
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $20,000
In-state tuition: $6,409
2011-12 Enrollment: 349
Year Major First Offered: 1998
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $615,614
Recent grads who started a business: 100%
Mentorship programs: 78
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $20,000
| #20 | University of Louisville Entrepreneurship MBA Louisville, KY |
Tuition: $31,000
In-state tuition: $31,000
2011-12 Enrollment: 40
Year Major First Offered: 1993
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $196,250
Recent grads who started a business: 42%
Mentorship programs: 3
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $82,740
In-state tuition: $31,000
2011-12 Enrollment: 40
Year Major First Offered: 1993
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $196,250
Recent grads who started a business: 42%
Mentorship programs: 3
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $82,740
| #21 | University of Southern California Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Los Angeles, CA |
Tuition: $49,781
2011-12 Enrollment: 734
Year Major First Offered: 1971
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 90%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $25,000
Mentorship programs: 7
2011-12 Enrollment: 734
Year Major First Offered: 1971
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 90%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $25,000
Mentorship programs: 7
| #22 | Tulane University Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship New Orleans, LA |
Tuition: $49,936
2011-12 Enrollment: 58
Year Major First Offered: 1992
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 75%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $300,000
Recent grads who started a business: 15%
Mentorship programs: 3
2011-12 Enrollment: 58
Year Major First Offered: 1992
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 75%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $300,000
Recent grads who started a business: 15%
Mentorship programs: 3
| #23 | Columbia University The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center New York, NY |
Tuition: $58,350
2011-12 Enrollment: 2,166
Year Major First Offered: 1996
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 45%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: No
Recent grads who started a business: 5%
Mentorship programs: 5
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $100,000
2011-12 Enrollment: 2,166
Year Major First Offered: 1996
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 45%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: No
Recent grads who started a business: 5%
Mentorship programs: 5
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $100,000
| #24 | University of Maryland Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship College Park, MD |
Tuition: $47,448
In-state tuition: $40,158
2011-12 Enrollment: 152
Year Major First Offered: 1986
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $320,000
Recent grads who started a business: 6%
Mentorship programs: 9
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $25,250
| #25 | University of Oklahoma Center for Entrepreneurship Norman, OK |
Tuition: $18,553
In-state tuition: $7,753
2011-12 Enrollment: 58
Year Major First Offered: 2005
Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes
Scholarships money available: $215,000
Recent grads who started a business: 8%
Mentorship programs: 5
Annual amount awarded in business plan competitions: $11,500
