Poets&Quants Reveals Top 100 Undergraduate Business Talent for 2025

Poets&Quants has unveiled its 10th annual 'Best & Brightest Business Majors' feature, recognizing 100 outstanding seniors from the nation's top business programs. The list showcases students who exemplify entrepreneurial leadership, academic achievement, and community engagement.

This year's cohort represents a diverse group of students from 50 highly-ranked undergraduate business schools, with a nearly equal gender split of 51 men and 49 women. The selected students demonstrate exceptional qualities that extend beyond traditional academic performance.

Jeff Schmitt, the series' senior writer, characterized this year's group as particularly entrepreneurial and proactive. The featured students have launched businesses, created campus initiatives, and shown remarkable leadership across various domains.

Notable honorees include David Elias Kurzmann, whose European student-led tutoring platform vipi.education is gaining traction, and Stephen Mitchell, who was named Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Big East Conference. Other standouts include Skyler Mott, a track and field team captain with a $5-million realty business, and Kassidy Allen, who earned multiple leadership awards while dedicating over 200 hours to peer coaching.

The comprehensive profiles offer insights into each student's achievements, extracurricular activities, and perspectives, providing a nuanced view of emerging business talent. By highlighting these individuals, Poets&Quants underscores the innovative potential of the next generation of business leaders.