I stumbled upon a ranking by Forbes about 'Most Entrepreneurial Colleges'. But I am a bit confused, what factors make a college entrepreneurial? Can anyone clarify?
Forbes' ranking of the "Most Entrepreneurial Universities" is primarily determined by looking at the entrepreneurial output of each school. It measures the number of alumni and students who have identified themselves as founders and business owners on LinkedIn versus the school's total student body (undergraduate and graduate combined). So, a college is more "entrepreneurial" if it has a higher ratio of self-identified founders and business owners.
It highlights colleges that inspire and nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in their students, and whose students go out into the world to start their own businesses. This could be influenced by a variety of factors including the college's curriculum, the support structures it offers for budding entrepreneurs (like startup incubators, entrepreneurship centers, and business plan competitions), and the culture of innovation and risk-taking it fosters in its student body.
Of course, assessing a college's entrepreneurial spirit should be more comprehensive, involving considerations that effect students on a more individual scale such as the relevancy of coursework, availability of mentorships, and level of student engagement in entrepreneurship on campus. This would mean including extracurricular groups, events, and other resources for entrepreneurship as well.
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