Texas McCombs Makes Top 5 in Entrepreneurship

McCombs receives high ranks in Princeton Review’s latest ranking of top entrepreneurship programs

The Texas BBA Program landed at No. 4 in Princeton Review’s survey of the Best Undergraduate Programs for Entrepreneurship in 2022, which it publishes in partnership with Entrepreneur magazine.

In its third year to participate in the ranking, the Texas BBA rose 20 spots over its performance last year.

On the graduate side, based primarily on the Texas Full-Time MBA and MS in Technology Commercialization programs, McCombs took No. 5, rising one spot over the 2021 list.

This is the ninth time in 12 years that McCombs has made the top 10 in the graduate survey, which debuted in 2006.

Both surveys measure programmatic items such as scholarships, mentorship programs, student clubs, and business competitions, but also consider outcomes, such as the number of businesses launched, the amount of funding they raised, and their survivorship after graduation.

In addition to the programs mentioned above, Entrepreneurship at McCombs holistically includes the suite of Texas MBA programs and a host of initiatives and opportunities available to McCombs and UT students: the Entrepreneurship Minor, the Global Sustainability Leadership Institute, the Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center, Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs, the Venture Fellows program, and the Austin Technology Incubator.

Partners outside of McCombs that helped with the survey include: The Launchpad, Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute, and the Bridging Disciplines Program.