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Top 50 Entrepreneurial Colleges for 2007
Top 25 Undergraduate Colleges
# 1
Babson College
The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship
Wellesley, MA
http://www.babson.edu/eship
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 39
Enrolled students: 1776 of which 40% started a business
Percentage still in business: 50%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 95%
Recent grads who started a business: 7%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $84,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 12
Mentorship programs: 10
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $8,500
# 2
University of Houston
C.T. Bauer College of Business
The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Houston, TX
http://www.bauer.uh.edu/cei
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 37
Enrolled students: 1688 of which 69% started a business
Percentage still in business: 61%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 62%
Percentage still in business: 94%
Scholarships: $41,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 4
Mentorship programs: 6
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $40,000
# 3
Drexel University
LeBow College of Business
Philadelphia , PA
http://www.lebow.drexel.edu
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 28
Enrolled students: 102 of which 75% started a business
Percentage still in business: 65%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 40%
Percentage still in business: 75%
Scholarships: $375,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 4
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $65,000
# 4
The University of Arizona
McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, McGuire Entrepreneurship Program
Tucson, AZ
http://www.entrepreneurship.eller.arizona.edu
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 28
Enrolled students: 55 of which 21% started a business
Percentage still in business: 91%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 74%
Recent grads who started a business: 27%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 10
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $10,000
# 5
University of Dayton
L. William Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Dayton, OH
http://www.sba.udayton.edu/entrepreneur
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 23
Enrolled students: 350 of which 100% started a business
Percentage still in business: 33%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 62%
Recent grads who started a business: 10%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $8,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 4
Mentorship programs: 5
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $22,000
# 6
Chapman University
Argyros School of Business and Economics
Orange, CA
http://www.chapman.edu/argyros/asbecenters/leatherby
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 8
Enrolled students: 86 of which 57% started a business
Percentage still in business: 71%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 77%
Percentage still in business: 95%
Scholarships: $300,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 6
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $20,000
# 7
DePaul University
Entrepreneurship Program
Chicago, IL
http://ent.depaul.edu
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 7
Enrolled students: 4999 of which 20% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 25%
Percentage still in business: 95%
Scholarships: $290,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 2
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $25,000
# 8
Temple University
Fox School of Business
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute
Philadelphia , PA
http://www.fox.temple.edu/iei
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 14
Enrolled students: 195 of which 15% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 90%
Recent grads who started a business: 5%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $6,550
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $29,625
# 9
University of North Dakota
Entrepreneurship Program
Grand Forks, ND
http://business.und.edu/entr
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 10
Enrolled students: 160 of which 23% started a business
Percentage still in business: 66%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 50%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $10,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $25,000
# 10
Loyola Marymount University
Hilton Center for Entrepreneurship
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.lmu.edu/Page20647.aspx
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 13
Enrolled students: 120 of which 33% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 75%
Recent grads who started a business: 33%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $20,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 4
Mentorship programs: 4
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $16,000
# 11
Wichita State University
W. Frank Barton School of Business
Wichita, KS
http://www.wichita.edu
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 12
Enrolled students: 180 of which 10% started a business
Percentage still in business: 80%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 95%
Recent grads who started a business: 15%
Percentage still in business: 90%
Scholarships: $80,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 1
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $18,000
# 12
Syracuse University
Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises
Syracuse, NY
http://whitman.syr.edu/eee/
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 26
Enrolled students: 1100 of which 10% started a business
Percentage still in business: 9%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 90%
Recent grads who started a business: 12%
Percentage still in business: 10%
Scholarships: $500,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $41,000
# 13
University of Notre Dame
Mendoza College of Business
Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Notre Dame, IN
http://www.nd.edu/~entrep/
Number of entrepreneurship courses: 16
Enrolled students: 54 of which 28% started a business
Percentage still in business: 20%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 80%
Recent grads who started a business: 7%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $1,750
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 5
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $35,000

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