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TO EDUCATION, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:

U.S.News & World Report Ranks Babson MBA Number 1 for Entrepreneurship

WELLESLEY, Mass., March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S.News &

World Report has ranked Babson's MBA Program No. 1 in Entrepreneurship

for the 21st consecutive year.

Babson is tied for #1 with Stanford University. Others schools ranked

in the top five for Entrepreneurship in the Best Graduate Schools 2015

report include MIT #3, Harvard #4, and University of California -

Berkeley #5.

"This continued success reflects the commitment of the Babson

community to educate and prepare entrepreneurial leaders who create

economic and social value everywhere," said Babson College President

Kerry Healey.

Building on Babson's groundbreaking programs and offerings in

Entrepreneurial Thought and Action@, Babson is launching new programs

and initiatives during this academic year, including:

-- Establishing the first incubator program for women. Through

Babson's Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership, Babson has

established The Women Innovating Now Lab (The WIN Lab), a unique,

yearlong program designed to empower women students and alumnae to

build their entrepreneurial ventures.

-- Offering a Master of Science in Management in Entrepreneurial

Leadership beginning in September 2014. It combines business and

entrepreneurial leadership skills with two international experiential

learning experiences. The nine-month program is designed for those who

have just completed or recently earned their bachelor's degree in

business or liberal arts and have little or no business experience.

View the complete U.S.News & World Report rankings “

About Babson College

Babson College is the educator, convener, and thought leader for

Entrepreneurship of All KindsT. The College is a dynamic living and

learning laboratory, where students, faculty, and staff work together

to address the real-world problems of business and society-while at

the same time evolving our methods and advancing our programs. We

shape the leaders our world needs most: those with strong functional

knowledge and the skills and vision to navigate change, accommodate

ambiguity, surmount complexity, and motivate teams in a common purpose

to create economic and social value. As we have for nearly a

half-century, Babson continues to advance Entrepreneurial Thought and

Action@ as the most positive force on the planet for generating

sustainable economic and social value.

SOURCE Babson College

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