Best Schools For Entrepreneurs

Venture Capital for Companies Founded by Bachelor’s Degree Holders (26-50)

Rank	School	Entrepreneur Count	Company Count	Capital Raised (In Millions)
26	U.C.-San Diego	91	88	$740
27	University of Washington	87	74	$548
28	Northwestern University	82	77	$842
29	University of Virginia	81	76	$669
30	University of Maryland	81	72	$362
31	McGill University	74	72	$537
32	University of Colorado	73	67	$785
33	University of Toronto	71	66	$928
34	University of London	71	67	$1,068
35	Boston University	69	66	$521
36	Hebrew University	69	61	$560
37	U.C.-Santa Barbara	68	63	$369
38	Georgia Tech	67	62	$711
39	SUNY	65	63	$577
40	Georgetown	63	60	$670
41	Tufts University	62	59	$424
42	Boston College	61	52	$368
43	U.C.-Davis	60	57	$362
44	Ohio State	56	47	$393
45	University of Minnesota	54	50	$484
46	Washington University	53	51	$656
47	Cal Poly	53	49	$268
48	Queen’s University	53	48	$307
49	Vanderbilt	52	50	$365
50	University of Massachusetts	52	51	$456

Source: PitchBook

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