ATHENS, Ga., June 23 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news release:
University of Georgia graduates are among the nation's most likely founders of unicorn companies - privately held startups valued at more than $1 billion - according to a recent analysis of venture-backed entrepreneurs.
The analysis, conducted by a faculty member in the Stanford Graduate School of Business, ranked UGA No. 8 nationally for the likelihood that its graduates will found a unicorn company after receiving venture capital funds. Other universities on the list included Yale, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, Harvard and Dartmouth.
The University of Georgia was the highest-ranking Georgia school on the list and the only SEC ins...