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Notable B-School Entrepreneurship Programs
UNIVERSITY/
B-SCHOOL
HIGHLIGHTS |
ANNUAL TUITION* |
FACULTY** |
YEAR ENTRE
PRENEUR
SHIP INTRODUCED |
TRACK FOUNDING |
CENTER FOUNDING |
| BABSON / Olin |
$22,600 |
21 |
1967 |
1985 |
1978 |
| $500,000 scholarship program benefits five student entrepreneurs each year; $275,000 seed-capital fund |
| COLUMBIA |
$27,770 |
26 |
1977 |
1990 |
1995 |
| Four business plan competitions, generating 12 to 20 new businesses annually |
| HARVARD |
$26,260 |
24 |
1947 |
N/A |
None |
| 20% of elective curriculum is entrepreneurial courses; new research center in Silicon Valley studies high-tech startups |
| MIT / Sloan |
$27,100 |
10 |
1961 |
1998 |
1996 |
| Fastest-growing managerial track is entrepreneurship; student teams consult high-tech startups |
| NYU / Stern |
$27,248 |
8 |
1982 |
1994 |
1985 |
| Entrepreneurial Training Retreat matches students with business mentors; student-run Urban Business Assistance Corp. advises local companies |
| NORTHWESTERN / Kellogg |
$25,900 |
13 |
1984 |
1991 |
1990 |
| Faculty has grown to 13, from 3, since 1995; student teams consult startups at local business incubator |
| STANFORD |
$24,990 |
17 |
1950 |
N/A |
1997 |
| 4,300 of 13,000 alumni have started companies; Stanford Project on Emerging Companies studies the evolution of 160 Bay-area startups |
| UC BERKELEY / Haas |
$19,792 |
13 |
1970 |
1996 |
1991 |
| Incubator provides office space, computers, and phones for five to six student ventures |
| UCLA / Anderson |
$20,093 |
24 |
1974 |
1987 |
1987 |
| 27% of Class of 1998 work at small companies; 8,000 of 20,000 alumni identify themselves as entrepreneurs |
| UNIV. OF ARIZONA / Eller |
$11,114 |
13 |
1984 |
1984 |
1984 |
| All entrepreneur program students required to compete in annual business plan competition |
| UNIV. OF MARYLAND / Smith |
$14,048 |
11 |
1987 |
1996 |
1986 |
| New internship program places students at young companies; mentoring network of 200 local attorneys, accountants, execs, and professors |
| UNIV. OF MICHIGAN |
$25,000 |
8 |
1955 |
1993 |
forthcoming |
| Students sit on Wolverine Venture Fund advisory board to identify and invest in local businesses |
| UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA / Wharton |
$26,290 |
20 |
1973 |
1987 |
1973 |
| Entrepreneurial Management is the school's second-most popular major; Wharton Entrepreneurial Alumni Club has attracted 800 grads since 1998 founding |
| USC / Marshall |
$23,958 |
11 |
1971 |
1971 |
1971 |
| Business Expansion Network uses students to advise 2,500 small, central L.A. businesses |
| UNIV. OF TEXAS / Austin |
$14,762 |
6 |
1979 |
1995 |
1976 |
| Hosts the International MOOT CORP New Venture Competition -- one of the longest-running and best-known business plan contests |
* 1998/'99 out-of-state tuition
** Includes full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty
DATA: BUSINESS WEEK ONLINE |
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