Top college entrepreneurship programs

PR Newswire — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:13:49 +0000

From Entrepreneur Media Inc.

Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review released their sixth annual ranking of the top graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation. Out of more than 2,300 schools solicited for survey data, a select 50 rose to the top. Experiential learning, courses in social and environmental entrepreneurship, and more involvement with nearby communities of business leaders are some of the emerging trends among schools. All schools surveyed were evaluated based on key criteria in the areas of academics and requirements, students and faculty, and outside-the-classroom experiences.

Top 25 Undergraduate Programs

1. University of Houston
2. Babson College
3. Drexel University
4. University of Dayton
5. University of Arizona
6. Temple University
7. DePaul University
8. University of Oklahoma
9. University of Southern California
10. Chapman University
11. Ball State University
12. Baylor University
13. University of North Dakota
14. Northeastern University
15. Syracuse University
16. Miami University
17. Loyola Marymount University
18. Washington State University
19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
20. University of Alabama
21. University of Cincinnati
22. University of Iowa
23. Belmont University
24. Xavier University
25. Suffolk University

Top 25 Graduate Programs

1. Babson College
2. DePaul University
3. University of Southern California
4. The University of Arizona
5. University of South Florida
6. University of Illinois, Chicago
7. University of California, Los Angeles
8. Drexel University
9. Chapman University
10. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11. Temple University
12. Loyola Marymount University
13. University of Wisconsin
14. Northwestern University
15. Monterey Institute of International Studies
16. Rice University
17. Tulane University
18. Syracuse University
19. University of Chicago
20. University of Virginia
21. University of Louisville
22. Simmons College
23. University of Oregon
24. Rollins College
25. City University of New York-Baruch College

To learn more about each of the 50 schools that made the ranking, visit Entrepreneur on the web.

Source: Entrepreneur Media Inc.

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U.S. News best colleges

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:25:31 +0000

Where can you get the best education? Which schools offer the best bang for your buck? Who are the up and comers, and where can an average student fit in best?

U.S. News and World Report is out with its annual listing of “America’s Best Colleges,” a ranking sure to thrill and infuriate teachers and administrators all around the country. If you are making plans yourself, or scoping out where your offspring might best spend those all-important four (or more) years, its a good place to start.

Here are the Top 25 National Universities, acccording to U.S. News:

1. Harvard

2. Princeton

3. Yale

T4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

T4. Stanford

T6. California Institute of Technology

T6. University of Pennsylvania

T8. Columbia

T8. Duke

T8. University of Chicago

11. Dartmouth