#11
The Princeton Review ranks the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship #11 globally for top undergraduate entrepreneurship programs.
From Ideas to Execution, Entrepreneurs Grow Here
The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship
The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship is ranked #11 for top undergraduate entrepreneurship programs and #1 in Minnesota by The Princeton Review.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Action
At the Schulze School, we teach students to use entrepreneurial skills to solve problems that matter and create value for others. Learn to:
- Identify and evaluate new opportunities
- Transform innovations into sustainable businesses
- Forge connections with fellow student innovators and seasoned entrepreneurs
- Build a solid foundation for long-term success.
The education you’ll receive at the Schulze School is experiential and practical, and you’ll learn both in the classroom and out in the field. You’ll gain highly applicable, concrete skills to use in the real world, whether you start your own business or drive innovation and strategic growth for an existing business or social enterprise.
Schulze is more than a school—it’s a hub of innovative thinking that engages students, seasoned entrepreneurs, small businesses, change makers and leaders. Innovators from all disciplines come to the Schulze School to explore new opportunities, make connections and turn their ideas into reality.
500K
Over $500,000 awarded annually in St. Thomas entrepreneurship student competitions.
1.75M
$1.75M awarded annually in scholarships to entrepreneurship majors.
Empowering students to innovate for social impact
Socially conscious Tommiepreneurs
Social entrepreneurs are changing the game with their innovative approach to solving real-world problems. Explore how our students and alumni are using their businesses as a force for good to build communities and seek transformative solutions.
Family Business Center
The Family Business Center is a vibrant community of business families, students, researchers and advisers. For nearly 30 years, the Center has offered practical tools and strategies that help individuals, families and businesses function at their best. Monthly breakfasts explore issues that affect the ecosystem of business families.
Family Business Center
Schulze Innovation Fund
The Schulze Innovation Fund invests in St. Thomas entrepreneurial students and alumni to help them launch and develop their businesses.
Schulze Innovation Fund
Community Entrepreneurship Program
The Community Entrepreneurship Program is a 10-month, hands-on program for community members facing economic hardship who have a dream of starting and growing a business. Entrepreneurs are supported through a six-week business training bootcamp, one-on-one mentorship, connections to community resources, and more.
In the News: Seth Ketron Weighs In on Buy Now, Pay Later Holiday Spending
Seth Ketron, associate professor of marketing at the University of St. Thomas, spoke with WCCO about the growing use of buy now, pay later services as holiday shopping ramps up. Ketron cautioned that while the plans can help consumers manage upfront costs, missed payments and overlapping purchases can quickly lead to financial strain. From the… The post In the News: Seth Ketron Weighs In on Buy Now, Pay Later Holiday Spending appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
From Rondo Classrooms to Entrepreneurs, New Gift Expands St. Thomas’ Impact
Enabling human flourishing is at the heart of the University of St. Thomas’ partnerships with underserved communities. Now, thanks to a gift from Twin Cities philanthropists Gary and Pat Sauer, Minnesota’s largest private university is expanding efforts to support those communities by strengthening pathways to economic mobility and enhancing educational resources for local K-12 students.… The post From Rondo Classrooms to Entrepreneurs, New Gift Expands St. Thomas’ Impact appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
Tommie Takeback: Students Reduce, Reuse, Refurbish Furniture
When Abigail Paulino arrived as a first-year student at the University of St. Thomas, she felt the same mix of emotions felt by thousands of newly enrolled students across college campuses each fall. But unlike most, she had traveled more than 6,000 miles from her home in Guam to begin her college career in Minnesota.… The post Tommie Takeback: Students Reduce, Reuse, Refurbish Furniture appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.