Colleges & Business Schools / Top 25 Graduate Colleges

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#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

#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

#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

#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

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