The top 25 colleges that produce the most startup founders
It's no secret that choosing the right college can have a big impact on where you end up later in life.
If you're hoping to launch a startup, chances are you'll need some funding down the road - and, according to the data, the university you attend can be one factor that impacts the amount of funding you'll receive after graduating.
To further examine that, PitchBook crunched the numbers and compiled the top universities with graduates who went on to receive venture capitalist funding after leaving school. The list is ranked by how many graduates received funding, and the total funding granted to all graduates, based on data collected from 2006 to June 2018. PitchBook credits the success of certain schools to the strong focus on networking there, while other schools might just attract people who intend to build a startup.
Here are the top 25 schools from the list, with their estimated tuitions included.
25. Dartmouth College
Entrepreneurs: 367
Companies: 327
Capital raised: $US6.77 billion
Tuition: $US53,496
24. New York University
Entrepreneurs: 379
Companies: 351
Capital raised: $US4.81 billion
Tuition: $US51,828
23. Brigham Young University
Entrepreneurs: 381
Companies: 300
Capital raised: $US6.25 billion
Tuition: $US5,620 (LDS), $US11,240 (non-LDS) per semester
22. University of Washington
Entrepreneurs: 383
Companies: 337
Capital raised: $US5.72 billion
Tuition: $US53,018 (non-resident), $US36,587 (resident)
21. University of Waterloo
Entrepreneurs: 408
Companies: 314
Capital raised: $US7.36 billion
Tuition: Varies by program
20. Duke University
Entrepreneurs: 415
Companies: 394
Capital raised: $US8.50 billion
Tuition: $US53,744
19. Carnegie Mellon University
Entrepreneurs: 428
Companies: 375
Capital raised: $US7.18 billion
Tuition: $US54,244
18. University of Southern California (USC)
Entrepreneurs: 431
Companies: 393
Capital raised: $US8.21 billion
Tuition: $US55,320
17. Brown University
Entrepreneurs: 444
Companies: 406
Capital raised: $US10.64 billion
Tuition: $US54,320
16. Columbia University
Entrepreneurs: 459
Companies: 424
Capital raised: $US8.45 billion
Tuition: Varies by program
15. University of Wisconsin
Entrepreneurs: 461
Companies: 411
Capital raised: $US4.84 billion
Tuition: Varies by program
14. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Entrepreneurs: 468
Companies: 395
Capital raised: $US7.20 billion
Tuition: $US15,000
13. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Entrepreneurs: 483
Companies: 458
Capital raised: $US10.16 billion
Tuition: $US34,677 (residents), $US63,669 (non-residents)
12. Princeton University
Entrepreneurs: 487
Companies: 454
Capital raised: $US10.81 billion
Tuition: $US51,870
11. Yale University
Entrepreneurs: 504
Companies: 458
Capital raised: $US11.44 billion
Tuition: $US53,430
10. University of Illinois
Entrepreneurs: 526
Companies: 484
Capital raised: $US9.94 billion
Tuition: $US16,004-$US21,008 (resident), $US32,574-$US37,578 (non-resident)
9. University of Texas
Entrepreneurs: 636
Companies: 582
Capital raised: $US7.70 billion
Tuition: Varies by program
8. Tel Aviv University
Entrepreneurs: 640
Companies: 531
Capital raised: $US7.91 billion
Tuition: Varies by program
7. University of Michigan
Entrepreneurs: 712
Companies: 638
Capital raised: $US12.07 billion
Tuition: Varies by program
6. Cornell University
Entrepreneurs: 750
Companies: 693
Capital raised: $US20.10 billion
Tuition: $US36,798 (resident), $US54,818 (non-resident)
5. University of Pennsylvania
Entrepreneurs: 838
Companies: 757
Capital raised: $US15.82 billion
Tuition: $US49,220
4. Harvard University
Entrepreneurs: 900
Companies: 799
Capital raised: $US25.35 billion
Tuition: $US46,340
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Entrepreneurs: 941
Companies: 819
Capital raised: $US21.24 billion
Tuition: $US49,892
2. University of California, Berkeley
Entrepreneurs: 1,137
Companies: 1,012
Capital raised: $US20.78 billion
Tuition: $US14,184
1. Stanford University
Entrepreneurs: 1,178
Companies: 1,015
Capital raised: $US28.84
Tuition: $50,703