Rutgers University Ranks No. 5 for Aspiring Entrepreneurs With 84% Graduation Rate
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Updated · Asbury Park Press · Sep 6
Rutgers University Ranks No. 5 for Aspiring Entrepreneurs With 84% Graduation Rate
1 articles · Updated · Asbury Park Press · Sep 6
Summary
Rutgers University placed No. 5 in Squarespace Domains' new ranking of U.S. schools for aspiring entrepreneurs, making it the highest-ranked New Jersey university on the list.
Squarespace based the ranking on factors including U.S. News standings, graduation rates, business-school and major offerings, and the number of founders among Forbes richest alumni.
Rutgers reported an 84% graduation rate, 8 business majors and concentrations, 10,001 business-school enrollees, and an average post-graduation salary of $78,000.
The university also sits in an area with 36,868 new businesses formed, a local startup base that the report said can help support students' entrepreneurial ambitions.
Stony Brook University topped the top-10 list, followed by Pepperdine, Indiana University and Texas A&M, with Rutgers ahead of Penn, MIT and Villanova.
Are massive enrollments artificially inflating public university rankings, or has Rutgers genuinely cracked the code for scalable entrepreneurial success?
Beyond elite Ivy Leagues, how is an affordable state school transforming low-income students into the nation's top rising business stars?