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Kogod School of Business and American University Earn Top Entrepreneurship Rankings from Princeton Review & Entrepreneur Magazine

Written by Kogod School of Business | November 20, 2025

The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine have named American University among its top schools in the nation for Entrepreneurship, building on several years of recognition in the space.

American University 2026 Entrepreneurship Rankings:

  • No. 3 in Graduate Entrepreneurship in the Mid-Atlantic
  • No. 27 in Graduate Entrepreneurship overall
  • No. 7 in Undergraduate Entrepreneurship in the Mid-Atlantic
  • No. 7 in Undergraduate Entrepreneurship among schools with fewer than 10,000 students.
  • No. 48 in Undergraduate Entrepreneurship overall
The 2026 rankings reflect meaningful year-over-year jumps, moving up one spot from 2025 in Graduate Entrepreneurship in the Mid-Atlantic; moving up two spots from 2025 in Undergraduate Entrepreneurship overall; and moving up 12 spots from 2025in Graduate Entrepreneurship overall.

These latest entrepreneurship rankings signal Kogod’s growing national reputation as a place where students don’t just learn about business—they practice it, build it, and test it every day, both inside and outside the classroom.

Entrepreneurship Education that Prepares Students for Any Business: Kogod’s Approach to Learning and Programming

Kogod’s approach to learning leans heavily on real-world learning, regardless of degree program or area of focus. Signature programs, from Kogod’s annual Case Competition to the Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship’s partnership with DC Startup and Tech Week, give students opportunities to solve real business challenges, prototype solutions, and connect with successful business leaders and investors.

Through the Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship (VCE), students participate in multi-round pitch competitions and workshops that mirror real venture environments, where constraint, collaboration and creativity collide.

“These latest entrepreneurship rankings reflect our culture of experimentation, risk-taking, and growth,” said Tommy White, Director of the Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship.