U.S. News Again Names Babson College #1 Ugrad Program in Entrepreneurship

For the eighth consecutive time, U.S. News & World Report has named Babson the #1 undergraduate program in the U.S. for Entrepreneurship

(PRWEB) August 28, 2004 -- For the eighth consecutive time, U.S. News & World Report has named Babson the #1 undergraduate program in the U.S. for Entrepreneurship.

Babson is ranked #1 for Entrepreneurship followed by: #2 - University of Pennsylvania, #3 - University of Southern California, #4 - Ball State University, and #5 - Massachusetts Inst. of Technology.

Babson also moved up to #29 in the Best Business Program ranking (#32 last year), tied with Georgetown University, Texas A&M University, University of Georgia, and Wake Forest University. Babson is the top-ranked small, private business college in this category.

Babson is ranked #22 in the International Business category, tied with Michigan State University and University of Virginia.

Babson is listed in the magazines Schools with a Specialty - Business" section. Among the 17 schools, Babson received the highest scores in several categories:

Average freshmen retention rate - 91%

Average graduation rate - 84%

% of faculty who are full time - 89%

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile - 1170-1320

Freshmen in top 25% of HS Class - 85%

Acceptance rate -- 37%

The full rankings from the 2005 edition of Americas Best Colleges from U.S.News & World Report are available at www.usnews.com.

Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., is recognized internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education. Babson grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide. For information, visit www.babson.edu

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