For Second Consecutive Year Whitman School of Management Ranked No. 2 Globally for Entrepreneurship Research Productivity

Syracuse University and the Whitman School of Management 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 TCU Global University Entrepreneurship Research Productivity Rankings, the only global research-focused ranking of entrepreneurship programs.

“Entrepreneurship has long been a cornerstone of academic excellence at the Whitman School and Syracuse University,” says Alex McKelvie, interim dean of Whitman and professor of entrepreneurship. “As 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.”

“I am thrilled to see our department recognized again for its collective research excellence,” says Professor Maria Minniti, L.A. Bantle Chair in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy and chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises. “Our 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.”

Launched in 2009 by the Neeley School of Business 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. Syracuse University and the Whitman School were ranked based on publications by its faculty in three of the top-entrepreneurship journals—Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal—from 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.