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Top 50 Entrepreneurial Colleges for 2007
Top 25 Graduate Colleges
# 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

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