Entrepreneurship (B.S.)

The entrepreneurship (ENTR) major will provide you with the knowledge, skills, connections and resources you need to launch a startup, foster innovation in an established company or develop sustainable solutions to important societal problems.

Technology innovation changes the world by creating new knowledge, disrupting established industries and reshaping career paths. The entrepreneurship major prepares you to adapt and thrive amidst this rapid change.

Through first-hand experience, you will learn to recognize opportunity, generate ideas, validate business models, influence others, bring innovative technologies to market and launch and grow new ventures. You’ll join other students and entrepreneurs through the programs of Horn Entrepreneurship.

Program Highlights

Focused Study

Enrollment in the ENTR major is limited to 30 students per year. This enables us to deliver a high-impact, small-school experience as well as the many opportunities associated with attending a major research university.

You’ll move through the program with the other students in your class as a cohort, completing required entrepreneurship courses and being immersed in the broader entrepreneurial community together. Seasoned entrepreneurs and business leaders actively engage with you in all program courses and co-curricular activities.

Program Requirements

Suggested Course Sequence

All courses are 3 credits unless stated otherwise.

Career Opportunities

Within 6 months of graduating, for the class of 2023, 96% of Lerner’s entrepreneurship graduates are employed (earning a mean starting salary of $61,429 – 3 year average, 2021-2023) or pursuing further education. For more information on career resources please visit the Lerner Career Services Center.

Top Employers

Some of the top employers of Lerner’s entrepreneurship graduates include:

• The Siegfried Group
• AlphaSights
• Indeed
• Citi
• Livestream
• S&P Global
• Self-Employed
• Skyline Artists

Top Jobs

Job titles of recent graduates with a entrepreneurship degree include:

• Founder and CEO
• Market Associate
• Advisory Associate
• Account Executive
• Digital Strategist
• Product Developer

Visit the Career Outcomes of Lerner entrepreneurship students to see more top employers, job titles, salaries and locations.

News

• Vince DiFelice, Horn’s VentureOn Program Earn Technical.ly Awards in State of Delaware - DiFelice earned the 2024 Technical.ly Award for Educator of the Year in Delaware, while VentureOn was named Program of the Year.
• Stephanie Raible Named to Poets&Quants Top 50 Best Professors in Undergrad Business Education List - Raible has been a part of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship since 2018 and Lerner College since 2021, with an affiliated faculty appointment with the University’s Biden School of Public Policy and Administration.
• My Summer Internship: McKinley Lynn - McKinley Lynn, class of 2026 entrepreneurship and marketing double major  with dual minors in advertising and integrated design, spent his summer as an Technology, Data & Analytics Intern at Edge Capital Lending, LLC. 
• Lifelong Lerner: Lynn Roberts - A native of Newark, Delaware, Lynn Roberts graduated from Lerner College as a management information systems major with a minor in entrepreneurship.
• Lifelong Lerner: Emilie Jane Delaye - As a member of Lerner College Class of 2024, Emilie Delaye, entrepreneurship major with a minor in fashion management from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania has thoroughly demonstrated her excellence and dedication during her time at UD.

Admissions Information

Learn more about undergraduate admissions requirements, deadlines, tuition and financial aid available to you.