McCombs Entrepreneurship JNo. 2 in Princeton Review rank
Undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship both reach top 5.
In the Princeton Review’s tally of the top 50 U.S. undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship for 2023, the McCombs School of Business took the No. 2 spot in the nation, rising two ranks from last year. The ranking is published in partnership with Entrepreneur magazine.
McCombs’ Entrepreneurship Minor launched in fall 2018 with fewer than 90 students, and has since expanded into a cross-campus collective of over 800 students from liberal and fine arts, communication, engineering, and natural sciences, as well as business. The school has only participated in the survey on the undergraduate side for the past four years.
Graduate Entrepreneurship Ranked at No. 5
On the graduate side, Texas McCombs again tied its historic high at No. 5 in the 17th edition of the top 50 U.S. graduate schools for entrepreneurship.
This year marks the tenth time in 13 years that McCombs has made the top 10 among graduate programs in the annual ranking.
Graduate entrepreneurship at McCombs encompasses the Texas MSTC program and suite of Texas MBA programs, but holistically includes a host of initiatives and opportunities available to McCombs and UT students: the Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center, Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs, the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition, the Venture Fellows program, and the Austin Technology Incubator.
Both surveys collect over 40 data points from schools, measuring programmatic items, such as scholarships, mentorship programs, and business competitions, but also outcomes, such as the number of businesses launched, the funding they raised, and their survivorship after graduation.
