In a survey of more than 2300 schools by Entrepreneur Magazine and The Princeton Review, the University of Louisville College of Business graduate entrepreneurship program again has been ranked among elite programs in the U.S.

      Ranked #21 in the U.S., the College of Business IMBA program (MBA for Entrepreneurial Thinking) was evaluated on key criteria in the areas of academics and requirements, students and faculty, and outside-the-classroom experiences. The college is joined in the list by programs at UCLA, Temple, UNC, DePaul, Tulane, Northwestern, University of Chicago, USC and Babson, among others.

      “This confirms what students and alumni already know,” said College of Business Dean Charlie Moyer. “We deliver a comprehensive entrepreneurial experience. The results are reflected at both ends of the process—the quality of our incoming students and the success of our graduates.”  

      Appearing in the magazine’s October issue, the sixth annual joint ranking details the nation’s Top 25 graduate programs for entrepreneurship. Details also are available at www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges , along with information on overall trends found with social and environmental entrepreneurship, experiential learning and entrepreneurship as a means of reaching out both internationally and locally.

      According to Amy Cosper, Entrepreneur Magazine VP/editor in chief, each school on the list demonstrates excellence in one or more area. “Schools that made the ranking are an excellent starting point for prospective entrepreneurship students,” she said.

      Led by Cobb Family Professor of Entrepreneurship Dr. Van G.H. Clouse, the college’s intensive, two-year, cohort-based IMBA program includes participation in the college’s internal business plan competition—The Ballard Morton New Venture Competition-- as well as regional and national competition in Global Moot Corp Business Plan Competition events. In addition, in February 2009 the college will host the second annual Brown-Forman Cardinal Challenge Business Plan Competition, which pits teams of the finest MBA students from the U.S. and Canada in competition for $30,000 in awards and an automatic bid to Moot Corp.

      The college’s entrepreneurship programs also include one of few PhD programs in the U.S., the Cardinal Venture Fund, Small Business Institute, Family Business Center and Entrepreneurship Council.

      For more information, visit Business.louisville.edu/entrepreneurship