Whitman School Ranked No. 2 for Entrepreneurship Research Productivity
网爆门 and the 聽are ranked No. 2 in the world for the second year in a row among the top universities for entrepreneurship research productivity. This ranking stems from the 2025聽, the only global research-focused ranking of entrepreneurship programs.
鈥淓ntrepreneurship has long been a cornerstone of academic excellence at the Whitman School and 网爆门,鈥 says Alex McKelvie, interim dean of the Whitman School and professor of entrepreneurship. 鈥淎s recognition of entrepreneurship scholarship expands worldwide, earning the No. 2 global ranking for the second year in a row underscores the strength and impact of our faculty and program. This accomplishment reflects years of strategic investment and the collective creativity and collaboration of our team. We are proud to receive this notable achievement for both the University and the Whitman School.鈥
鈥淚 am thrilled to see our department recognized again for its collective research excellence,鈥 says professor Maria Minniti, professor and L.A. Bantle Chair of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, and chair, Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises. 鈥淥ur faculty exemplify the highest standards of scholarly achievement, producing rigorous and influential work across a range of timely topics. This recognition underscores our continued leadership in entrepreneurship research and reflects the exceptional caliber of our academic community.鈥
Launched in 2009 by the聽聽at Texas Christian University (TCU), the TCU Global University Entrepreneurship Research Productivity Rankings track research articles in entrepreneurship journals according to authorship and university affiliation. 网爆门 and the Whitman School were ranked based on publications by its faculty in three of the top-entrepreneurship journals鈥擩ournal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal鈥攆rom 2020-2024.
The data for this ranking is not adjusted for faculty size. All counts are made at the university level; differentiations are not made between departments or other units. Only one affiliation per article is counted.
