{"id":47516,"date":"2019-11-21T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=47516"},"modified":"2023-11-01T02:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T09:19:11","slug":"top-mba-programs-for-entrepreneurs-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/top-mba-programs-for-entrepreneurs-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Top MBA Programs for Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Top-MBA-Programs-for-Entrepreneurs.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59730\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Top-MBA-Programs-for-Entrepreneurs.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Top-MBA-Programs-for-Entrepreneurs.webp 640w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Top-MBA-Programs-for-Entrepreneurs-300x150.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Poets &amp; Quants<\/em>\u00a0has just released their inaugural rankings for the top MBA programs for entrepreneurs, and Washington University\u2019s Olin Business School tops the list. 20.7% of its graduates from 2016-2018 launched companies within three months of graduation, and has a whopping $1 million in annual funding available for student entrepreneurs. By comparison, the second ranked school,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/stanford-gsb-mba-essay-tips-deadlines\/\">Stanford University\u2019s Graduate School of Business<\/a>, had 15.67% of its graduates start a business within three months of graduation. While a global ranking, all but three of the 27 schools ranked are in the United States. We\u2019ve selected a couple interesting pieces of data from the rankings and put them in the below chart. To see all of the information and further analysis from\u00a0<em>P&amp;Q<\/em>, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/poetsandquants.com\/2019\/10\/28\/the-worlds-best-mba-programs-for-entrepreneurship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Rank<\/th>\r\n<th>School<\/th>\r\n<th>Final Score<\/th>\r\n<th>Launched Business in 3 Months<\/th>\r\n<th>% of Faculty who Teach Entrepreneurship<\/th>\r\n<th>Award Money Available*<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>Washington University in St. Louis (Olin)<\/td>\r\n<td>100<\/td>\r\n<td>20.67%<\/td>\r\n<td>27.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>$987,500<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>Stanford Graduate School of Business<\/td>\r\n<td>72.54<\/td>\r\n<td>15.67%<\/td>\r\n<td>16.39%<\/td>\r\n<td>$100,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>Babson College<\/td>\r\n<td>71.3<\/td>\r\n<td>16.63%<\/td>\r\n<td>20.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>$132,500<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>University of Michigan (Ross)<\/td>\r\n<td>70.21<\/td>\r\n<td>17.33%<\/td>\r\n<td>17.20%<\/td>\r\n<td>$523,500<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>ESADE<\/td>\r\n<td>60.14<\/td>\r\n<td>4.61%<\/td>\r\n<td>6.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>$0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td>MIT (Sloan)<\/td>\r\n<td>52.99<\/td>\r\n<td>6.80%<\/td>\r\n<td>15.66%<\/td>\r\n<td>$270,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td>CEIBS<\/td>\r\n<td>51.08<\/td>\r\n<td>4.93%<\/td>\r\n<td>4.41%<\/td>\r\n<td>$9,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8<\/td>\r\n<td>University of Minnesota (Carlson)<\/td>\r\n<td>50.65<\/td>\r\n<td>7.67%<\/td>\r\n<td>6.40%<\/td>\r\n<td>$500,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9<\/td>\r\n<td>University of California-Los Angeles (Anderson)<\/td>\r\n<td>47.17<\/td>\r\n<td>3.13%<\/td>\r\n<td>7.74%<\/td>\r\n<td>$41,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td>University of California-Berkeley (Haas)<\/td>\r\n<td>46.86<\/td>\r\n<td>6.05%<\/td>\r\n<td>13.56%<\/td>\r\n<td>$100,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>Rice University (Jones)<\/td>\r\n<td>46.52<\/td>\r\n<td>6.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>17.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>$2,942,150<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>12<\/td>\r\n<td>Harvard Business School<\/td>\r\n<td>45.99<\/td>\r\n<td>7.33%<\/td>\r\n<td>12.70%<\/td>\r\n<td>$700,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>13<\/td>\r\n<td>University of Chicago (Booth)<\/td>\r\n<td>45.76<\/td>\r\n<td>3.13%<\/td>\r\n<td>11.76%<\/td>\r\n<td>$700,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14<\/td>\r\n<td>Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)<\/td>\r\n<td>45.68<\/td>\r\n<td>6.67%<\/td>\r\n<td>1.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>$60,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>15<\/td>\r\n<td>INSEAD<\/td>\r\n<td>43.62<\/td>\r\n<td>4.33%<\/td>\r\n<td>10.75%<\/td>\r\n<td>$145,029<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>16<\/td>\r\n<td>Indiana University (Kelley)<\/td>\r\n<td>43.42<\/td>\r\n<td>1.53%<\/td>\r\n<td>19.23%<\/td>\r\n<td>$20,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>17<\/td>\r\n<td>Northwestern University (Kellogg)<\/td>\r\n<td>42.6<\/td>\r\n<td>1.90%<\/td>\r\n<td>4.52%<\/td>\r\n<td>$100,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>18<\/td>\r\n<td>Yale School of Management<\/td>\r\n<td>38.17<\/td>\r\n<td>4.13%<\/td>\r\n<td>12.08%<\/td>\r\n<td>$100,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>19<\/td>\r\n<td>University of Texas-Austin (McCombs)<\/td>\r\n<td>34.02<\/td>\r\n<td>2.73%<\/td>\r\n<td>11.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>$100,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>20<\/td>\r\n<td>Columbia Business School<\/td>\r\n<td>33.6<\/td>\r\n<td>4.27%<\/td>\r\n<td>21.93%<\/td>\r\n<td>$250,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>21<\/td>\r\n<td>University of Virginia (Darden)<\/td>\r\n<td>28.47<\/td>\r\n<td>4.53%<\/td>\r\n<td>15.38%<\/td>\r\n<td>$50,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>22<\/td>\r\n<td>UNC-Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)<\/td>\r\n<td>28.18<\/td>\r\n<td>1.67%<\/td>\r\n<td>20.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>$49,500<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>23<\/td>\r\n<td>University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)<\/td>\r\n<td>28.01<\/td>\r\n<td>4.97%<\/td>\r\n<td>11.68%<\/td>\r\n<td>$135,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>24<\/td>\r\n<td>Georgetown University (McDonnough)<\/td>\r\n<td>26.63<\/td>\r\n<td>3.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>7.81%<\/td>\r\n<td>$189,500<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>25<\/td>\r\n<td>New York University (Stern)<\/td>\r\n<td>24.2<\/td>\r\n<td>1.65%<\/td>\r\n<td>14.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>$275,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>26<\/td>\r\n<td>University of Southern California (Marshall)<\/td>\r\n<td>24.07<\/td>\r\n<td>0.50%<\/td>\r\n<td>6.05%<\/td>\r\n<td>$300,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>27<\/td>\r\n<td>Emory University (Goizueta)<\/td>\r\n<td>20.31<\/td>\r\n<td>1.07%<\/td>\r\n<td>0.00%<\/td>\r\n<td>$8,500<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>* Total award money available to full-time MBAs through new venture and startup competitions during the 2018-2019 academic year.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Are you a budding entrepreneur who needs to round out their skill set with an entrepreneurial-focused MBA? Let us at Accepted help you put together your strongest application to show these top programs what you\u2019ve got.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/free-admissions-consultation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Contact us today<\/a>\u00a0for a free consultation on how we can work together to get you accepted to the perfect program for you!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/best-mba-programs-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/58291\/hub_generated\/resized\/3f0f2e2b-d5f3-4a02-80bd-f79604cd1017.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/services?utm_campaign=Blog&amp;utm_medium=blog_bio_mba&amp;utm_source=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64552\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/accepted_admissions_consulting.jpg\" alt=\"Accepted\" width=\"47\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For 25 years, Accepted has helped business school applicants gain acceptance to top programs. Our outstanding team of MBA admissions consultants features former business school admissions directors and professional writers who have guided our clients to admission at top MBA, EMBA, and other graduate business programs worldwide including Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Booth, INSEAD, London Business School, and many more.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/services\">Want an MBA admissions expert\u00a0to help you get Accepted? Click here to get in touch!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Related Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/mba\/importance_of_work_experience_when_applying_for_your_mba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MBA Applicants: Make Your Work Experience Work for You<\/a>, a free guide<br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/selectivity-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">B-School Selectivity Index: Discover the Schools Where You Are Competitive<\/a><br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/a-bain-consultant-turned-wharton-mba-starts-her-own-business\/\">A Bain Consultant-Turned Wharton MBA Starts Her Own Business<\/a>, a podcast episode<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/top-mba-programs-for-entrepreneurs-2\/\">This article<\/a>\u00a0originally appeared on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog.accepted.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Applying to a top b-school? The talented folks at Accepted have helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to their dream programs. Whether you are figuring out where to apply, writing your application essays, or prepping for your interviews, we are just a call (or click) away.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Contact us, and get matched up with the consultant who will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">help you get accepted<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poets &amp; Quants\u00a0has just released their inaugural rankings for the top MBA programs for entrepreneurs, and Washington University\u2019s Olin Business School tops the list. 20.7% of its graduates from 2016-2018&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,939,775,113,243],"tags":[1263,7,296,472],"class_list":["post-47516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-accepted","category-admission-consultants","category-applications","category-blog","tag-business-school-selection","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-fit","tag-mba-program-selection","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47516"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59735,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47516\/revisions\/59735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}