IE Business School, 4th in World in the Poets & Quants Ranking of Best MBA Programs for Entrepreneurship

Poets & Quants has released its annual ranking of the World’s Best MBA Programs for Entrepreneurship and this year, IE Business School holds the fourth position worldwide. This latest recognition follows on the 2024 PitchBook University Rankings in which IE Business School is identified as 3rd in Europe, with 256 founders and 224 companies founded by IE MBA alumni who have collectively raised $5.7 billion. 

"At IE University, we are focused on cultivating a global ecosystem where innovation meets action – and being recognized by Poets&Quants as among the world's top institutions for entrepreneurship reflects what happens at IE every day," said Juan José Güemes, Vice President of IE University and Chairman of the IE Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center. "The entrepreneurial spirit of our students, faculty, and staff, and across our vibrant alumni community in more than 180 countries, is a testament to IE University's commitment of catalyzing global impact that reshapes industries and communities worldwide."

This week, on November 14, the IE Entrepreneurial Summit will take place at the IE Tower and bring together innovators, founders, and investors from across the startup ecosystem. The event is hosted by the IE Entrepreneurship Student Club with the IE Debate Student Club, alongside IE Campus Life and the IE Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center. 

Considered one of the most innovative universities in the world, IE University was founded by and for entrepreneurs and has since been dedicated to fostering an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Entrepreneurship is at the core of IE University and the institution’s commitment extends to promoting intrapreneurship, offering unwavering support to students and graduates in launching and nurturing startups on a global scale, and each student benefits from networking opportunities, personalized coaching and mentoring, guiding them in developing their projects and establishing their own startups. Consequently, 30% of IE alumni begin a startup at some point in their career.

IE University offers students a variety of opportunities to develop their start-up ideas and explore the process of innovation. IE University’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, provides students with access to investors, mentors and a worldwide network of successful entrepreneurs with the knowledge and expertise to help turn ideas into reality. IE Business School’s in-house incubator, Area 31, is a dedicated workspace for startups created by IE alumni. A home to businesses at every stage of development, it provides an ecosystem where you can explore every aspect of entrepreneurship and innovation, benefitting from the skills and experience of real-world visionaries and disruptors.