No one is inferring that UH is #1 academically but UH's #7 rank in the
CNBC ranking is probably correct.
Of course the city has a lot to do with UH's rank in the CNBC ranking.
Location has a lot to do with ranking of all other universities on
the CNBC ranking. Stanford, Harvard, U. Chicago are certainly aided
by their locations.
Location has a lot to do with UH's #1 in the Princeton ranking just as
#2 Babson College is helped by being in Wellesley, Massachusetts. If
UH was located in a small town it would not be on any ranking.
UH should not be discredited unless other universities are also.
Rice University has an entrepreneur program and had a lot more time
and money to build it than UH. It ranks only #16 among privates.
A&M is located about 60 miles from Houston and also has a school in
northwest Houston. It has many graduates in the city. It is not on
either ranking. Then, there is UT with over $30 billion endowment and
located in what is now a high-tech city. It is not on the CNBC ranking
and is #14 on the Princeton ranking.
About those graduates.
More than 3,500 UH alumni head their own company or are presidents
or CEOs.
http://www.uh.edu/presidents-report/2012/
If a graduate from some school moves to Houston for a job chances are good his/her boss will be a UH grad.
UH is #83 on the UK Times list of World's top 100 universities for
producing millionaires.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/new...49.article
Tulane is #86 on that list.
UH rising to #1 in the Princeton and #7 in the CNBC ranking is not by
accident. UH bought 70 acres and created a research park. It is now
practicing as an business incubator. It has wealth among its alumni
and its endowment is rising rapidly. UH is becoming a wealthy university.
Yes, the city helps UH immensely but UH efforts are raising it rapidly.
People should expect UH to maintain its ranks by CNBC, Princeton,
and the UK Times. There will be more.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/28/the-top-...-2020.html
The top 50 U.S. colleges that pay off the most in 2020
https://www.princetonreview.com/college-...trepreneur
Top Schools for Entrepreneurship 2020