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Top 25 Graduate Colleges

# 1
Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY
Department of Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises
http://whitman.syr.edu/eee

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 25
Enrolled students: 985 (undergrads + grad students), of which 21 started a business
Percentage of students still in business: 76.2%
Recent grads who started a business: 9, of which 100% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 82%
Scholarships available? Yes; $125,000
# 2
DePaul University - Chicago, IL
DePaul College of Commerce Entrepreneurship
ent.depaul.edu

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 7
Enrolled students: 727, of which 17 started a business
Percentage of students still in business: 88.2%
Recent grads who started a business: 20, of which 95% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships available? Yes; $250,000
# 3
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL
Larry & Carol Levy Institute for Entrepreneurship
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 31
Enrolled students: 88, of which 5 started a business
Percentage of students still in business: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 25, of which 84% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 10%
Scholarships available? Yes; $60,000
# 4
California State University, San Bernardino - San Bernardino, CA
Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship
iece.csusb.edu

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 15
Enrolled students: 128, of which 3 started a business
Percentage of students still in business: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 2, of which 100% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 80%
Scholarships available? Yes; $15,000
# 5
University of Washington - Seattle, WA
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
www.bschool.washington.edu

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 23
Enrolled students: 77, of which 15 started a business
Percentage of students still in business: 80%
Recent grads who started a business: 10, of which 80% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 30%
Scholarships available? Yes; $30,000
# 6
University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship: The Eller College of Management
entrepreneurship.eller.arizona.edu

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 27
Enrolled students: 45
Recent grads who started a business: 7, of which 71.4% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 62%
Scholarships available? Yes; $100,000 per year; $1,000,000 scholarship endowment dedicated to technology entrepreneurship
# 7
Temple University - Philadelphia, PA
The Fox School of Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute
sbm.temple.edu/iei

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 15
Enrolled students: 561, of which 2 started a business
Percentage of students still in business: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 4, of which 100% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 50%
Scholarships available? Yes; $4,500
# 8
Monterey Institute of International Studies - Monterey, CA
Fisher Graduate School of International Business
fisher.miis.edu

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 7
Enrolled students: 18, of which 1 started a business
Percentage of students still in business: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 1, of which 100% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Scholarships available? Yes; up to $14,000 in merit scholarships; $18,000 available for second year of study
# 9
Indiana University, Bloomington - Bloomington, IN
Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
www.kelley.indiana.edu/jcei

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 20
Enrolled students: 628, of which 28 started a business
Percentage of students still in business:71.4%
Recent grads who started a business: 8, of which 100% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 50%
Scholarships available? Yes; $100,000
# 10
University of Louisville College of Business - Louisville, KY
IMBA—The MBA for Entrepreneurial Thinking
business.louisville.edu

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 30
Enrolled students: 183, of which 8 started a business
Percentage of students still in business: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 2, of which 100% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 85%
Scholarships available? Yes; $254,000
# 11

University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
Harold and Pauline Price center for Entrepreneurial Studies
www.anderson.ucla.edu/ 

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 17
Enrolled students: 1,784 of which 100 started a business
Recent grads who started a business: 5, of which 100% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 80%
Scholarships available? Yes; $250,000 in fellowships; entrepreneurial students are eligible for additional unrestricted fellowships

# 12
University of Illinois, Chicago - Chicago, IL
Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
http://uic.edu/cba/ies/

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 19
Enrolled students: 60, of which 21 started a business
Percentage of students still in business: 95.2%
Recent grads who started a business: 24, of which 100% are still in business
Percentage of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 92%
Scholarships available? Yes; $47,000
# 13
Tulane University - New Orleans, LA
Freeman School of Business, Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship
www.freeman.tulane.edu/lri

Number of entrepreneurship courses: 9
Enrolled students: 425, of which 6 started a business
Percentage of students still in business: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 10, of which 90% are still in business
Percentaget of faculty who are entrepreneurs: 75%
Scholarships available? Yes; $180,000

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