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This 'Party School' Actually Pumps Out the Most Entrepreneurs in America
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Published: August 29, 2024 9:50 am
Why this matters
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Number of business owner alums: 5,906
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 34,665
Acceptance rate: 82%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1180-1400; ACT: 27-32
Net price: $16,234 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Business, Public Administration, Communications
Number of business owner alums: 5,959
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 30,230
Acceptance rate: 87%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1140-1370; ACT: 21-29
Net price: $17,075 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Psychology, Liberal Arts and Humanities, Communications
Number of business owner alums: 6,025
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 12,978
Acceptance rate: 96%
Average score ranges: SAT: 990-1200; ACT: 19-25
Net price: $7,899 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Liberal Arts and Humanities, Business, Human Development
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Number of business owner alums: 6,190
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 7,516
Acceptance rate: 3%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1490-1580; ACT: 34-36
Net price: $19,491 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Social Science Research Methods, Economics, Computer Science
Number of business owner alums: 6,237
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 20,185
Acceptance rate: 12%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1450-1550; ACT: 32-35
Net price: $36,808 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Business, Biology, Communications
Number of business owner alums: 6,285
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 30,707
Acceptance rate: 81%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1160-1390; ACT: 26-32
Net price: $21,836 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Business, Psychology, Computer Science
Number of business owner alums: 6,693
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 37,492
Acceptance rate: 88%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1160-1360; ACT: 25-31
Net price: $22,803 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Advertising, Biology, Psychology
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Number of business owner alums: 6,950
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 36,484
Acceptance rate: 53%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1200-1470; ACT: 27-34
Net price: $12,576 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Business, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering
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Number of business owner alums: 7,002
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 29,579
Acceptance rate: 25%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1210-1370; ACT: 26-31
Net price: $14,003 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Psychology, Finance, Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
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Number of business owner alums: 7,041
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 31,763
Acceptance rate: 9%
Average score ranges: SAT: N/A; ACT: N/A
Net price: $16,999 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Economics, Sociology, Political Science and Government
Number of business owner alums: 7,302
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 15,735
Acceptance rate: 7%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1470-1570; ACT: 33-35
Net price: $26,060 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Computer Science, Biology, Business
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Number of business owner alums: 7,406
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 42,360
Acceptance rate: 53%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1310-1480; ACT: 29-32
Net price: $19,582 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Finance, Research and Experimental Psychology, Communications
Number of business owner alums: 7,548
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 23,945
Acceptance rate: 81%
Average score ranges: SAT: N/A; ACT: N/A
Net price: $21,939 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Nursing, Business, Human Services
Number of business owner alums: 7,567
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 30,097
Acceptance rate: 44%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1140-1330; ACT: 24-29
Net price: $11,004 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Health Service Preparatory Studies, Psychology, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Medicine
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Number of business owner alums: 7,665
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 28,354
Acceptance rate: 12%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1470-1570; ACT: 33-35
Net price: $29,499 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Liberal Arts and Humanities, Economics, Research and Experimental Psychology
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Number of business owner alums: 7,868
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 28,254
Acceptance rate: 67%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1280-1460; ACT: 27-32
Net price: $13,521 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Accounting, Exercise Physiology, Psychology
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Number of business owner alums: 7,999
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 38,591
Acceptance rate: 31%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1230-1500; ACT: 26-33
Net price: $17,434 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Natural Sciences, Information Science, Liberal Arts and Humanities
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Number of business owner alums: 8,015
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 28,635
Acceptance rate: 91%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1080-1290; ACT: 23-29
Net price: $16,926 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Business, Family Studies and Consumer Sciences, Psychology
Number of business owner alums: 8,045
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 29,226
Acceptance rate: 48%
Average score ranges: SAT: N/A; ACT: 27-33
Net price: $10,603 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Research and Experimental Psychology, Computer Science, Biology
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Number of business owner alums: 8,706
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 31,017
Acceptance rate: 23%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1300-1490; ACT: 28-33
Net price: $11,740 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Psychology, Biology, Business
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Number of business owner alums: 8,710
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 51,150
Acceptance rate: 63%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1150-1390; ACT: 25-31
Net price: $20,375 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Liberal Arts and Humanities, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Medicine, Psychology
Number of business owner alums: 9,275
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 41,098
Acceptance rate: 41%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1200-1360; ACT: 25-29
Net price: $13,108 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Liberal Arts and Humanities, Psychology, Health Service Preparatory Studies
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Number of business owner alums: 9,306
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 40,528
Acceptance rate: 55%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1210-1390; ACT: 26-31
Net price: $26,747 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Information Science, Biology, Finance
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Number of business owner alums: 10,595
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 33,290
Acceptance rate: 96%
Average score ranges: SAT: N/A; ACT: N/A
Net price: $32,043 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Business, Liberal Arts and Humanities, Psychology
Number of business owner alums: 14,680
Full-time enrollment, undergrads: 59,884
Acceptance rate: 90%
Average score ranges: SAT: 1100-1320; ACT: 21-28
Net price: $14,808 (compared to $15,523 nat’l avg)
Most popular majors: Business Support Services, Biology, Psychology
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