Lehigh U. named in Top 25 for entrepreneurship program
Lehigh University has been ranked No. 20 on The Princeton Review's "Top 25 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Programs for 2014."
Lehigh officials cited the university's entrepreneurship programs, led by its Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation, in receiving the award.
It's the third time Lehigh has received the Princeton Review Top 25 ranking. This summer, Lehigh was also named one of "10 Great Colleges for Aspiring Entrepreneurs" by Online-education.net and its College of Business and Engineering was ranked No.12 for Entrepreneurship specialty programs by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
"We're gratified to yet again be recognized among the nation's leaders in entrepreneurship education and for building a supportive, vibrant ecosystem," said Todd Watkins, Lehigh professor of economics and Baker Institute executive director.
"We commend Lehigh University and all of the other institutions on our list this year not only for their superb faculties and wide range of courses in entrepreneurship, but also for their out-of-class offerings," said Robert Franek, Princeton Review senior VP-publisher.
Based on surveys sent to school administrators at more than 2,000 institutions from April - June 2013, the lists recognize 50 programs in all, including 25 undergraduate and 25 graduate program, for their excellence in entrepreneurship education. The list was released Sept. 19.
The Princeton Review has reported these lists annually since 2006 in partnership with Entrepreneur Media Inc., publisher of Entrepreneur magazine.
Lehigh's Baker Institute, founded in 2010, provides students, faculty and alumni with the skills, resources and connections needed to enable entrepreneurial ventures to launch and prosper. Its network encompasses a worldwide alumni base, regional economic development and incubation resources, and campus-based courses and programming.
The Princeton Review chooses schools for this distinction based on evaluation of a wide range of institutional data. Schools are asked about the levels of their commitment to entrepreneurship inside and outside the classroom, the percentage of their faculty, students and alumni actively and successfully involved in entrepreneurial endeavors, the number of their mentorship programs, and their funding for scholarships and grants for entrepreneurial studies and projects.
The top entrepreneurship program lists are posted on The Princeton Review's website, princetonreview.com/entrepreneur
The magazine's feature article will appear in its October issue, available on newsstands Sept. 24.