Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

The Princeton Review^® and Entrepreneur^® have announced The Princeton Review’s 20^th annual rankings of undergraduate and graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies, and two Tennessee schools are on the list of best undergraduate programs. Belmont University ranked #34, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville placed #50.

Topping the list are two Houston, TX-based schools. On the top undergraduate schools list, the University of Houston is #1, and Rice University is #1 on the graduate schools list. In addition to their #1 rankings and their location, the two schools have another distinction. They are “seven-peats,” having earned #1 ranks on their respective lists for seven consecutive years.

The top schools for undergraduates are:

1. University of Houston (TX);
2. The University of Texas at Austin;
3. Babson College (MA);
4. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor;
5. University of Washington;
6. Washington University in St. Louis (MO);
7. University of Maryland in College Park;
8. Michigan State University;
9. Iowa State University; and
10. Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico).

The top schools for graduates are:

1. Rice University (TX);
2. University of California Los Angeles;
3. The University of Texas at Austin;
4. University of Washington;
5. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor;
6. Washington University in St. Louis (MO);
7. University of Virginia;
8. Babson College (MA);
9. Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands); and
10. University of Utah.

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