Once again, DePaul University’s Kellstadt College of Business has earned top marks of its own. The school’s entrepreneurship program has earned top 25 rankings from the Princeton Review in its annual survey.
DePaul’s graduate program was ranked 13th in the Princeton Review’s “Top Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies in 2017.” The school’s undergraduate program came in ranked 25th.
Harold Welsch, DePaul Coleman Entrepreneurship Chair and founder of the entrepreneurship program, said that the program’s focus on practical learning, innovation and connections to Chicago’s start-up help it stand out in the crowd landscape of Chicago business schools.
“We offer students a unique combination of classroom and real-world experiences,” Welsch said in a statement. “We teach students the theoretical principles involved in entrepreneurship, but we also make sure students get out into the community to learn how entrepreneurship works.”
The rankings were crafted thanks to a survey of more than 300 schools offering programs in entrepreneurship studies, which looked at each school’s commitment to entrepreneurship education inside and outside the classroom.
According to DePaul, more than three dozen data points were analyzed for the rankings. Among them were:
- The percentage of faculty, students and alumni actively and successfully involved in entrepreneurial endeavors
- The number and reach of mentorship programs
- Funding for scholarships and grants for entrepreneurial studies and projects.
It’s been an exciting time for entrepreneurship at DePaul as of late. The Coleman Entrepreneurship Center opened a new space for students to develop their business ideas on campus. DePaul also recently became a member of 1871, Chicago’s premier technology and business incubator.
More about the rankings can be found on the Princeton Review’s website and in the December issue of Entrepreneur Magazine.