MBA Decoder

The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur Magazine just came out with their annual entrepreneurship ranking for graduate programs. Babson College tops the grad list for the fourth year in a row, followed by Brigham Young University and Darden, UVA ranked at No. 3.

Robert Franek, The Princeton Review’s Senior Vice President says, “Behind the top ranked schools is not only a great formal classroom experience, but a cross-disciplinary approach to teaching entrepreneurship that embraces and encourages a student’s vision to build a successful business”.

Here are the rankings:

#1 – Babson College Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship Tuition: $54,450 Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100% Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes Scholarships money available: $168,900 Number of entrepreneurship organizations and clubs: 15 Mentorship programs: 6

#2 – Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Tuition: $20,560 Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100% Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes Scholarships money available: $21,250 Number of entrepreneurship organizations and clubs: 12

#3 -University of Virginia, Darden School of Business Darden’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Tuition: $46,500 Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100% Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes Scholarships money available: $1,150,000 Number of entrepreneurship organizations and clubs: 5 Mentorship programs: 14

#4 – The University of Chicago Booth Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship Tuition: $50,900 Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 70% Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes Scholarships money available: $210,000 Number of entrepreneurship organizations and clubs: 10 Mentorship programs: 7

#5 – University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute Tuition: $45,250 Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 50% Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes Scholarships money available: $140,000 Number of entrepreneurship organizations and clubs: 7 Mentorship programs: 3

#6 -Washington University in St. Louis Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Tuition: $44,300 Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100% Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes Scholarships money available: $500,000 Number of entrepreneurship organizations and clubs: 9 Mentorship programs: 6

#7 – Eller College of Management, University of Arizona McGuire Entrepreneurship Program Tuition: $30,776 Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes Scholarships money available: $20,000 Number of entrepreneurship organizations and clubs: 3 Mentorship programs: 7

#8 – The University of Texas at Austin Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship Tuition: $45,128 Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 95% Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes Scholarships money available: $714,500 Number of entrepreneurship organizations and clubs: 14 Mentorship programs: 4

#9 – Rice University Jones Graduate School Entrepreneurship Program Tuition: $42,000 Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100% Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes Scholarships money available: $850,000 Number of entrepreneurship organizations and clubs: 7 Mentorship programs: 5

#10 – Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Tuition: $44,917 Percentage faculty who are entrepreneurs: 88% Scholarships for entrepreneurship students: Yes Scholarships money available: $30,000 Number of entrepreneurship organizations and clubs: 3 Mentorship programs: 7