University of Texas ranks among top colleges for business founders

Of note: UT is the only Texas school to crack the top 50.

• UT's Austin Technology Incubator is more than 30 years old; at least 10 IPOs have sprung from companies that have gone through the program.
• Among ATI's success stories are food delivery company Favor — acquired by HEB in 2018 — and ICON, the Austin-based, 3D printer, robotics and advanced materials firm.
• The McCombs School of Business matches Texas startups with teams of UT Austin graduate students for 10-week startup consulting projects.

The other side: You don't need to attend college to be an entrepreneur.

• "A founder's educational path is less important to us than how well they know the industry that they're building in," Chicago Ventures' Lindsay Knight tells Axios.
• "That usually has less to do with formal education and more with real-world experience."