The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur announced the 2027 rankings for the top undergraduate and graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies. The University of Houston is ranked number one on the undergraduate list, while Rice University holds the number one spot on the graduate list.
Both the University of Houston and Rice University have earned the top rankings on these lists for eight consecutive years. The rankings are based on a summer 2026 survey conducted by The Princeton Review involving more than 300 schools offering entrepreneurship studies. Analysts evaluated more than 40 data points to determine the top 50 undergraduate and top 50 graduate schools for the 2027 project.
The top 10 undergraduate schools for 2027 include the University of Houston (TX), The University of Texas at Austin, Washington University in St. Louis (MO), University of Maryland—College Park, Babson College (MA), University of Michigan—Ann Arbor, Michigan State University, The University of St. Thomas (MN), Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico), and Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands).
The top 10 graduate schools for 2027 include Rice University (TX), University of California—Los Angeles, University of Michigan—Ann Arbor, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, Washington University in St. Louis (MO), Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands), University of Utah, Babson College (MA), and University of Notre Dame (IN).
In the West region, the University of Utah was named the number one undergraduate school for entrepreneurship studies, while the University of California Los Angeles was named the number one graduate school.
Regarding alumni achievements, the University of Houston's entrepreneurship studies program alumni launched 1,495 startups over the past five years. At Rice University, the Rice Business Plan Competition has seen past student competitors raise more than $6.9B in funding for startups.
The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur have partnered on this ranking project since 2006. Entrepreneur will feature a package on these schools in its November/December issue, which is available on newsstands November 17.
The complete lists are available at PrincetonReview.com and Entrepreneur.com.
