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The top 25 colleges that produce the most startup founders

25. Dartmouth College

The top 25 colleges that produce the most startup founders

24. New York University

24. New York University
  • Entrepreneurs: 379
  • Companies: 351
  • Capital raised: $4.81 billion
  • Tuition: $51,828

23. Brigham Young University

23. Brigham Young University
  • Entrepreneurs: 381
  • Companies: 300
  • Capital raised: $6.25 billion
  • Tuition: $5,620 (LDS), $11,240 (non-LDS) per semester

22. University of Washington

22. University of Washington
  • Entrepreneurs: 383
  • Companies: 337
  • Capital raised: $5.72 billion
  • Tuition: $53,018 (non-resident), $36,587 (resident)

21. University of Waterloo

21. University of Waterloo
  • Entrepreneurs: 408
  • Companies: 314
  • Capital raised: $7.36 billion
  • Tuition: Varies by program

20. Duke University

20. Duke University
  • Entrepreneurs: 415
  • Companies: 394
  • Capital raised: $8.50 billion
  • Tuition: $53,744

19. Carnegie Mellon University

19. Carnegie Mellon University
  • Entrepreneurs: 428
  • Companies: 375
  • Capital raised: $7.18 billion
  • Tuition: $54,244

18. University of Southern California (USC)

18. University of Southern California (USC)
  • Entrepreneurs: 431
  • Companies: 393
  • Capital raised: $8.21 billion
  • Tuition: $55,320

17. Brown University

17. Brown University
  • Entrepreneurs: 444
  • Companies: 406
  • Capital raised: $10.64 billion
  • Tuition: $54,320

16. Columbia University

16. Columbia University
  • Entrepreneurs: 459
  • Companies: 424
  • Capital raised: $8.45 billion
  • Tuition: Varies by program

15. University of Wisconsin

15. University of Wisconsin
  • Entrepreneurs: 461
  • Companies: 411
  • Capital raised: $4.84 billion
  • Tuition: Varies by program

14. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

14. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
  • Entrepreneurs: 468
  • Companies: 395
  • Capital raised: $7.20 billion
  • Tuition: $15,000

13. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

13. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Entrepreneurs: 483
  • Companies: 458
  • Capital raised: $10.16 billion
  • Tuition: $34,677 (residents), $63,669 (non-residents)

12. Princeton University

12. Princeton University
  • Entrepreneurs: 487
  • Companies: 454
  • Capital raised: $10.81 billion
  • Tuition: $51,870

11. Yale University

11. Yale University
  • Entrepreneurs: 504
  • Companies: 458
  • Capital raised: $11.44 billion
  • Tuition: $53,430

10. University of Illinois

10. University of Illinois
  • Entrepreneurs: 526
  • Companies: 484
  • Capital raised: $9.94 billion
  • Tuition: $16,004-$21,008 (resident), $32,574-$37,578 (non-resident)

9. University of Texas

9. University of Texas
  • Entrepreneurs: 636
  • Companies: 582
  • Capital raised: $7.70 billion
  • Tuition: Varies by program

8. Tel Aviv University

8. Tel Aviv University
  • Entrepreneurs: 640
  • Companies: 531
  • Capital raised: $7.91 billion
  • Tuition: Varies by program

7. University of Michigan

7. University of Michigan
  • Entrepreneurs: 712
  • Companies: 638
  • Capital raised: $12.07 billion
  • Tuition: Varies by program

6. Cornell University

6. Cornell University
  • Entrepreneurs: 750
  • Companies: 693
  • Capital raised: $20.10 billion
  • Tuition: $36,798 (resident), $54,818 (non-resident)

5. University of Pennsylvania

5. University of Pennsylvania
  • Entrepreneurs: 838
  • Companies: 757
  • Capital raised: $15.82 billion
  • Tuition: $49,220

4. Harvard University

4. Harvard University
  • Entrepreneurs: 900
  • Companies: 799
  • Capital raised: $25.35 billion
  • Tuition: $46,340

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Entrepreneurs: 941
  • Companies: 819
  • Capital raised: $21.24 billion
  • Tuition: $49,892

2. University of California, Berkeley

2. University of California, Berkeley
  • Entrepreneurs: 1,137
  • Companies: 1,012
  • Capital raised: $20.78 billion
  • Tuition: $14,184

1. Stanford University

1. Stanford University
  • Entrepreneurs: 1,178
  • Companies: 1,015
  • Capital raised: $28.84
  • Tuition: $50,703
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