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Irvine, CA (October 10, 2007) – 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.
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Best Schools for Entrepreneurs Top 25 Undergraduate Programs 1. Babson College
2. University of Houston
3. Drexel University
4. The University of Arizona
5. University of Dayton
6. Chapman University
7. DePaul University
8. Temple University
9. University of North Dakota
10. Loyola Marymount University
11. Wichita State University
12. Syracuse University
13. University of Notre Dame
14. University of Maryland
15. University of Oklahoma
16. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
17. Xavier University
18. The University of Alabama
19. University of Southern California
20. Ball State University
21. The University of Iowa
22. Brigham Young University
23. Baylor University
24. Northeastern University
25. The Ohio State University
Top 25 Graduate Programs 1. University of Southern California
2. Babson College
3. The University of Arizona
4. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
5. DePaul University
6. University of California, Los Angeles
7. Drexel University
8. Chapman University
9. University of South Florida
10. University of Illinois, Chicago
11. Loyola Marymount University
12. Temple University
13. Monterey Institute of International Studies
14. University of Colorado at Boulder
15. Tulane University
16. Syracuse University
17. Indiana University, Bloomington
18. University of Maryland
19. San Diego State University
20. University of Washington
21. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
22. Rice University
23. University of California, Riverside
24. Northwestern University
25. University of Notre Dame
About The Princeton Review
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