AffordableSchools.net Releases Its Ranking of Most Entrepreneurial U.S. Colleges and Universities for 2015
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AffordableSchools.net (http://www.affordableschools.net), an independent college search and rankings site that centers on unique and affordable offerings within higher education, has released a ranking of the 50 Most Entrepreneurial Schools in America.
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Stanford University (CA) leads the list, which is based on the average rankings of the institutions graduate computer science program and MBA, as well as the average earnings of graduates and the metro area ranking for entrepreneurial activity. Data was provided by other top ranking sites, Payscale, and the Kauffman Index. The University of California-Berkeley (CA) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA) ranked second and third, respectively.
Other top entrepreneurial schools ranked include (in alphabetical order):
* Boston College (Boston, MA)
* Boston University (Boston, MA)
* Brown University (Providence, RI)
* California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
* Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
* Columbia University (New York, NY)
* Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
* Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
* Duke University (Durham, NC)
* Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
* Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.)
* Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
* Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
* Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA)
* Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
* Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)
* New York University (New York,, NY)
* Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
* Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
* Rice University (Houston, TX)
* Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
* Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ)
* Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)
* Texas A&M University – College Station (College Station, TX)
* The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (New York, NY)
* The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
* The University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
* Tufts University (Medford, MA)
* University of California – Davis (Davis, CA)
* University of California – Irvine (Irvine, CA)
* University of California – Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
* University of California – San Diego (San Diego, CA)
* University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (Urbana-Champaign, IL)
* University of Michigan — Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)
* University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
* University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)
* University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
* University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
* University of Texas – Austin (Austin, TX)
* University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
* University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
* University of Wisconsin – Madison (Madison, WI)
* Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
* Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA)
* Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
* Williams College (Williamstown, MA)
* Yale University (New Haven, CT)
According to Raj Dash, managing editor of AffordableSchools.net, "We were trying to balance out top universities located in massive metros that naturally have more entrepreneurial activity, with smaller or rural top-notch schools that also have great support networks for entrepreneurship." Almost all of the universities included are ranked in the top 100 schools in the world by some measure, with programs in and connections to large entrepreneurial hubs, even if they aren't located in a top metro. Furthermore, most schools on the list have an established hub of entrepreneurial activity on campus that helps to collaborate between departments. Schools often regularly offer incubators, pitch or business plan competitions, workspace, faculty mentorship, and networking events for entrepreneurial students to meet each other, and for students with an idea to meet with already established entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
The most established entrepreneurial schools in the ranking have already commercialized thousands of STEM discoveries, provided thousands of jobs, and raised hundreds of millions in capital. The less-established entrepreneurial schools in the ranking provide top-notch educations as well as the ability for young entrepreneurs to network, practice their pitches, and create mentorship relations within their college years.
AffordableSchools.net (http://www.affordableschools.net) is an independent college search and rankings site with a focus on affordable colleges and programs within higher education. It publishes a number of rankings series focusing on affordable bachelor's degrees (various topics), affordable bachelor's degree colleges by state, affordable online degree programs, resource lists and much more. The site is designed to make your college search easier.
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