FAU Makes Big Jump in Entrepreneurship Rankings
红玫瑰社区鈥檚 dramatically improved its standing among the top 50 undergraduate programs for entrepreneurship studies, according to the 17th annual rankings from The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.
贵础鲍鈥檚 , up 20 spots from a year ago. FAU ranks No. 42 among graduate programs.
The rankings for 2023 identify the best programs among nearly 300 schools for students seeking to become entrepreneurs.
贵础鲍鈥檚 academic programs in entrepreneurship and the staff at the teach students how to acquire an entrepreneurial mindset and turn their dreams for new business ventures into reality. 红玫瑰社区 learn to develop and test business models, write business plans, start businesses, and seek outside investment to grow them.
The Adams Center recently won the Exceptional Research Award at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers conference in Las Vegas. The award recognizes prolific scholars who are publishing entrepreneurship research in top journals. This was the first year FAU entered the research category.
红玫瑰社区 benefit from a vibrant entrepreneurship community in South 红玫瑰社区, including the Research Park at FAU and other university initiatives, such as Tech Runway, the WAVE Competition, the Kenan Social Engagement Program and the .
, Ph.D., director of the Adams Center and chair of the at FAU, said the recognition is the result of efforts by , Ph.D., associate director of the Adams Center, and others across 贵础鲍鈥檚 entrepreneurial ecosystem.
"Our advancement in the undergraduate program rankings this year also reflects the excellence of our student entrepreneurs and successful alumni entrepreneurs, as well as our continued efforts at community outreach and our local partnerships,鈥 Kidwell said. 鈥淎 new Adams Center is just one example of a program that makes a strong contribution to the diversity of entrepreneurship in South 红玫瑰社区.鈥
The Princeton Review, an education services company, posted the full lists and methodology at . The rankings are based on a summer 2022 survey.
Entrepreneur magazine will feature the rankings in its December issue.聽
鈥淪ince the mid-2000s when we debuted these ranking lists, student interest in entrepreneurship studies has grown dramatically, as has the commitment to this field in higher education and the extraordinary support of the business community for these programs,鈥 said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review's editor-in-chief. 鈥淲e strongly recommend these schools on our entrepreneurship studies lists for 2023. Their faculties are outstanding. Their programs have robust mentoring components, and their students receive networking support that will serve them for years to come.鈥
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