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UB ranked as a top undergrad school
for entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur magazine and The
Princeton Review have named the
University at Buffalo one of the country's
top undergraduate schools for entrepre-
neurship studies.
Making its debut on the list, UB was
ranked No. 8 in the Northeast and No. 48
nationwide in The Princeton Review's 2023
annual ranking.
Based on a 2022 survey of nearly 300
schools with entrepreneurship offerings,
the ranking factors in more than 40 data
points about school programs, faculty,
students and alumni.
Entrepreneurship leaders at UB
attribute the university's successful
appearance on the list to the burgeoning
entrepreneurial ecosystem on campus,
with collaboration across several UB enti-
ties, including the School of Management,
Blackstone LaunchPad, Business and
Entrepreneur Partnerships, and the Center
for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
"UB's entrepreneurship program-
ming supports the entrepreneurial aspira-
tions of our students, research faculty and
community partners by giving them the
comprehensive tools needed to launch and
grow ventures," says Bob Neubert, director
of entrepreneurship academic programs
in the School of Management. "Our multi-
disciplinary collaborations across campus
have been essential to growing and improv-
ing our entrepreneurship programs."
The university offers a wide range of
opportunities that provide students with
the practical skills to become successful
entrepreneurs.
Students can take advantage of numer-
ous entrepreneurship competitions and
hackathons, bootcamps, workshops, inno-
vation sprints, design challenges, coaching,
ideation, venture creation support, incu-
bators, early-stage funding, investment
programs, e-labs and much more.
"Across UB we are developing a best-
in-class innovation and entrepreneurship
culture," says Hadar Borden, director of
UB's Blackstone LaunchPad. "This recog-
nition is significant to our team's collec-
tive work in supporting the growth of our
campus-wide start-up ecosystem."
100 Years of building leaders,
changing lives
Since 1923, the School of Management
has been developing leaders and
making an impact on individuals, busi-
nesses and communities around the
world. You can see a few examples in
our centennial video and stay tuned
as we commemorate this momentous
milestone throughout 2023.
UB Students participate in an Innovation Sprint sponsored by UB's Blackstone LaunchPad.
Photo: Douglas Levere
