Best Entrepreneurship Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Europe #1 in Netherlands

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

2

Denmark | Frederiksberg

Copenhagen Business School

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Europe #1 in Denmark

30% Acceptance

7,610 Enrollment

1917 Founded

3

United States | Virginia

George Mason University

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in North America #2 in United States

87% Acceptance

6,353 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

4

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in North America #3 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

5

United States | California

Stanford University

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in North America #4 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

6

United States | New York State

New York University

For Entrepreneurship

#5 in North America #5 in United States

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

7

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Entrepreneurship

#6 in North America #6 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

8

United States | Indiana

Indiana University – Bloomington

For Entrepreneurship

#7 in North America #7 in United States

78% Acceptance

6,885 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1820 Founded

9

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in North America #8 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

10

United States | Virginia

University of Virginia

For Entrepreneurship

#9 in North America #9 in United States

17% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

11

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in Europe #2 in Netherlands

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

12

Switzerland | St. Gallen

University of St. Gallen

For Entrepreneurship

#5 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

33% Acceptance

7,666 Enrollment

13

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Entrepreneurship

#6 in Europe #3 in Netherlands

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

14

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

For Entrepreneurship

#10 in North America #10 in United States

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

15

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Entrepreneurship

#7 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

16

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in Europe #1 in Spain

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

17

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Entrepreneurship

#9 in Europe #2 in Spain

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

18

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

For Entrepreneurship

#11 in North America #11 in United States

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

19

United States | Ohio

Case Western Reserve University

For Entrepreneurship

#12 in North America #12 in United States

37% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1485 Avg SAT

1826 Founded

20

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Entrepreneurship

#11 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

21

United Kingdom | England

Durham University

For Entrepreneurship

#12 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

22

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Entrepreneurship

#13 in Europe #4 in United Kingdom

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

23

United States | New York State

Syracuse University

For Entrepreneurship

#13 in North America #13 in United States

46% Acceptance

14,074 Enrollment

1355 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

24

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

25

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

26

United States | District of Columbia

George Washington University

For Entrepreneurship

#14 in North America #14 in United States

47% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1425 Avg SAT

1821 Founded

27

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia State University

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in North America #15 in United States

55% Acceptance

12,230 Enrollment

1060 Avg SAT

1913 Founded

28

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

For Entrepreneurship

#16 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

29

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Entrepreneurship

#14 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

30

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

31

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#16 in Europe #1 in Italy

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

32

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Asia #1 in Iran

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

33

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm School of Economics

For Entrepreneurship

#17 in Europe #2 in Sweden

48% Acceptance

1,830 Enrollment

1909 Founded

34

Canada | Ontario

Western University

For Entrepreneurship

#17 in North America #2 in Canada

31% Acceptance

21,836 Enrollment

1878 Founded

35

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Strathclyde

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in Europe #7 in United Kingdom

47% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1964 Founded

36

United Kingdom | England

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Entrepreneurship

#20 in Europe #8 in United Kingdom

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

37

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#18 in North America #16 in United States

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

38

United States | North Carolina

Duke University

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in North America #17 in United States

6% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1838 Founded

39

Spain | Seville

University of Seville

For Entrepreneurship

#21 in Europe #3 in Spain

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1505 Founded

40

Denmark | Odense

University of Southern Denmark

For Entrepreneurship

#22 in Europe #2 in Denmark

35% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1966 Founded

41

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

For Entrepreneurship

#20 in North America #3 in Canada

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

42

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#21 in North America #18 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

43

Australia | Melbourne

La Trobe University

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

44

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Entrepreneurship

#23 in Europe #3 in Denmark

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

45

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

For Entrepreneurship

#22 in North America #4 in Canada

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

46

United States | Texas

Texas Tech University

For Entrepreneurship

#23 in North America #19 in United States

73% Acceptance

32,580 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1923 Founded

47

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Entrepreneurship

#24 in Europe #9 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

48

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Entrepreneurship

#25 in Europe #4 in Netherlands

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

49

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

For Entrepreneurship

#24 in North America #20 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

50

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Entrepreneurship

#26 in Europe #3 in Sweden

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

51

United States | North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Entrepreneurship

#25 in North America #21 in United States

15% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1789 Founded

52

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Entrepreneurship

#27 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

53

United Kingdom | England

Lancaster University

For Entrepreneurship

#28 in Europe #10 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

54

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

For Entrepreneurship

#26 in North America #22 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

55

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

For Entrepreneurship

#27 in North America #23 in United States

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

56

United States | New York State

Cornell University

For Entrepreneurship

#28 in North America #24 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

57

United States | New York State

Columbia University

For Entrepreneurship

#29 in North America #25 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

58

United States | New York State

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Entrepreneurship

#30 in North America #26 in United States

63% Acceptance

5,741 Enrollment

1443 Avg SAT

1824 Founded

59

Finland | Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#29 in Europe #1 in Finland

28% Acceptance

5,300 Enrollment

1969 Founded

60

United States | North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

For Entrepreneurship

#31 in North America #27 in United States

89% Acceptance

14,416 Enrollment

1253 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

61

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Entrepreneurship

#32 in North America #28 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

62

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Entrepreneurship

#33 in North America #29 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

63

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

For Entrepreneurship

#34 in North America #30 in United States

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

64

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Entrepreneurship

#35 in North America #31 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

65

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Entrepreneurship

#30 in Europe #2 in Italy

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

66

Malaysia | Shah Alam

MARA University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in Asia #1 in Malaysia

100% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1956 Founded

67

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

For Entrepreneurship

#36 in North America #32 in United States

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

68

Canada | Alberta

University of Calgary

For Entrepreneurship

#37 in North America #5 in Canada

55% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

69

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Entrepreneurship

#38 in North America #33 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

70

United States | Texas

Baylor University

For Entrepreneurship

#39 in North America #34 in United States

51% Acceptance

5,324 Enrollment

1300 Avg SAT

1845 Founded

71

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Entrepreneurship

#33 in Europe #11 in United Kingdom

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

72

Italy | Lombardy

Bocconi University

For Entrepreneurship

#34 in Europe #3 in Italy

23% Acceptance

9,080 Enrollment

1902 Founded

73

United Kingdom | England

London Business School

For Entrepreneurship

#35 in Europe #12 in United Kingdom

25% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

74

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Entrepreneurship

#36 in Europe #3 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

75

United States | Illinois

University of Chicago

For Entrepreneurship

#40 in North America #35 in United States

4% Acceptance

7,598 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

76

United States | Massachusetts

Boston University

For Entrepreneurship

#41 in North America #36 in United States

11% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

77

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Entrepreneurship

#37 in Europe #4 in Denmark

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

78

Finland | Espoo

Aalto University

For Entrepreneurship

#38 in Europe #2 in Finland

18% Acceptance

11,440 Enrollment

2010 Founded

79

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Entrepreneurship

#39 in Europe #5 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

80

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#40 in Europe #4 in Sweden

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

81

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Entrepreneurship

#41 in Europe #13 in United Kingdom

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

82

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Entrepreneurship

#43 in Europe #14 in United Kingdom

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

83

Malaysia | Sintok

Northern University of Malaysia

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in Asia #2 in Malaysia

56% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

84

United States | Florida

Florida International University

For Entrepreneurship

#42 in North America #37 in United States

55% Acceptance

6,768 Enrollment

1165 Avg SAT

1965 Founded

85

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

86

Netherlands | Tilburg

Tilburg University

For Entrepreneurship

#44 in Europe #6 in Netherlands

57% Acceptance

19,178 Enrollment

1927 Founded

87

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Entrepreneurship

#5 in Asia #1 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

88

Spain | Valencia

Polytechnic University of Valencia

For Entrepreneurship

#45 in Europe #5 in Spain

50% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1968 Founded

89

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Entrepreneurship

#46 in Europe #15 in United Kingdom

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

90

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago

For Entrepreneurship

#43 in North America #38 in United States

77% Acceptance

22,495 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

91

United States | Florida

Florida State University

For Entrepreneurship

#44 in North America #39 in United States

24% Acceptance

6,768 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

92

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Entrepreneurship

#45 in North America #40 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

93

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

For Entrepreneurship

#47 in Europe #7 in Netherlands

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

94

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

Ulster University

For Entrepreneurship

#48 in Europe #16 in United Kingdom

55% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

95

Indonesia | Malang

State University of Malang

For Entrepreneurship

#6 in Asia #1 in Indonesia

10% Acceptance

1954 Founded

96

United States | California

University of Southern California

For Entrepreneurship

#46 in North America #41 in United States

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

97

United States | California

University of California – Santa Cruz

For Entrepreneurship

#47 in North America #42 in United States

66% Acceptance

45,882 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1965 Founded

98

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

For Entrepreneurship

#48 in North America #43 in United States

78% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

99

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

For Entrepreneurship

#49 in Europe #8 in Netherlands

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

100

United States | New Jersey

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

For Entrepreneurship

#49 in North America #44 in United States

58% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1766 Founded

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