Schulich Ranked Among World’s Top 50 MBA Programs for Entrepreneurs
TORONTO, ON – Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – The Schulich School of Business at York University has been ranked one of the world’s top 50 MBA programs for entrepreneurs.
Released this week by PitchBook, the leading global source for startup and venture capital data, the ranking recognizes the world’s most successful universities and business schools when it comes to producing venture capital-backed founders.
Schulich School of Business earned its place among the world’s Top 50 MBA programs with 91 alumni founders representing 89 companies that collectively raised $757 million USD in venture capital funding. Schulich placed 41st overall, while Harvard ranked 1st, followed by Standford and Wharton.
In addition, York University and the Schulich School of Business made their debut in the Undergraduate category, ranking #99 globally – a placement contributed to significantly by Schulich alumni founders.
“We opened Schulich’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in 2020 and since then we’ve grown to over 250 student- and alumni-led startups,” said Detlev Zwick, Dean of the Schulich School of Business. “The startup ecosystem is expanding at an incredible pace, and a growing number of students are choosing Schulich because they want to be part of this thriving entrepreneurial community. Entrepreneurship is now a major pillar of the School – and global venture capital firms are starting to take notice and get involved with Schulich founders.”
Chris Carder, Executive Director of the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and the Jay Smith and Laura Rapp Chair in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Schulich, also praised the School’s entrepreneurial community: “This is clear evidence that Schulich and York continue to produce entrepreneurs, and that the Schulich Startups community and our entrepreneurship courses and placements continue to inspire a fast-growing new generation of startup founders.”
PitchBook’s annual university rankings tally the number of alumni entrepreneurs who have raised venture capital over the past decade. The 2025 PitchBook University Rankings are based on the educational backgrounds of more than 173,000 founders worldwide whose companies received venture funding between January 1, 2014, and September 1, 2025.
For more information about the 2025 PitchBook University Rankings, visit:
https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pitchbook-university-rankings
