UIUC Grads Ranked Among Highest Funded Founders

Joanna Glasner at Crunchbase Daily reported on the number of which U.S. public universities graduate the most funded founders. With 63 startup founders raising $1M or more after 5/1/18, the University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne ranks fourth in the country among public schools.

“A lot of students attend public universities to lessen the financial burden of higher education. At last tally, tuition and fees at American public colleges and universities averaged around $6,800 a year, per the federal government. That’s far below the $32,600 mean price tag for private, nonprofit institutions,” Glasner noted

“Yet when it comes to public universities, the old adage “you get what you pay for” clearly does not apply. Leading public research universities in particular have a track record of turning out enviably knowledgeable and successful graduates. That includes a whole lot of funded startup founders.”

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