Penn: High Rankings Among Schools for Women Founders
University of Pennsylvania is tied for second place in a ranking of schools that have graduated the most venture capital-backed female entrepreneurs out of the top 20 schools for women founders.
In a study conducted by PitchBook, a venture capital and private equity research firm, Penn and UC Berkeley both produced 104 venture capital-backed female entrepreneurs. Stanford University took first place with 125 graduates.
Among graduate business schools, Penn’s Wharton School took the fourth-place slot with 63 venture capital-backed female entrepreneurs.
Companies that qualify for inclusion must have at least one female founder who is an alumna of the school’s undergraduate or MBA program.