Rankings
- 2012: No. 8, Entrepreneurship, Top Undergraduate Business Schools by Specialty, Bloomberg Businessweek
- 2011: No. 10, Top Graduate Entrepreneurship Programs, U.S. News and World Report
- 2010: No. 5, Top Business Schools for Private Equity, Private Equity Blogger
- 2010: No. 20, Top Graduate Entrepreneurship Programs, Entrepreneur Magazine
- 2004: No. 1, “America’s Most Entrepreneurial Campuses,” Princeton Review and Forbes.com
Competitions
- 2010: UNC-Charlotte’s Five Ventures, First Place (Venture: nKind)
- 2010: Wake Forest Elevator Pitch Competition, First Place Social Track (Venture: AutismSpere)
- 2010: Oak Ridge National Lab Global Venture Challenge, 2nd Runner Up (Team: Identizyme)
- 2009: Rice University Business Plan Competition, Life Sciences Award (Venture: Next Ray)
Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)
- 2009: International Champions
- 2008-2010: Southeast Regional Champions
- 2003: National Champions
- 2002: National 2nd Place
Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC)
- 2008: Award for Excellence in Specialty Entrepreneurship Education for the Venture Capital Investment Competition
- 2007: Award for Excellence in Enterprise Creation for the Launching the Venture program
- 2005: NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence Award
United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (USASBE)
- 2004: National Instructional Pedagogy Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurial Education
Council for Entrepreneurial Development
- 2005: Entrepreneurial Excellence Award for Community Impact
Named host:
- 2008: Babson/Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BKERC)
- 2005: National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (NCEC) Directors Conference