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Austin named No. 1 party destination for bachelorettes — here's what really happens on girls' weekend

Austin tops a new ranking from Thumbtack [https://www.thumbtack.com/blog/bachelorette2015/] as the No. 1 most popular destination for bachelorette parties.

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It seems the ladies really do like to party down South, especially in Austin. We top a new list as the hottest destination for bachelorette parties this year.

Thumbtack's rankings were determined by the number of bachelorette party-related requests for each city received by the site. Austin garnered the highest number of requests from bachelorettes looking to let loose before their wedding. And that doesn't just mean pole-dancing lessons; in fact, the most popular activities in Austin might surprise you.

The top five requests for ladies partying in Austin were personal chefs, cooking lessons, bartenders, event catering, and event photography. Researchers shared that food-related requests were also extremely popular in the Capital City, with keywords such as "farm-to-table," "healthy," and "vegetarian" popping up frequently.

Healthy eating was a popular focus for bachelorettes, but that doesn't mean that these ladies weren't also looking to splurge in Austin. More unconventional requests included candy buffet services and tarot card reading.

On a national level, personal chefs and cooking lessons topped the list, followed by party bus rentals, massage therapy, and event makeup.

Other hot destinations for the last fling before the ring were Las Vegas, Chicago, New York, and Miami Beach. To view the full list, head over to Thumbtack.

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UT Austin ranks among best U.S. schools for entrepreneurship in 2025

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The University of Texas at Austin has earned two top-10 spots on The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s lists of the best graduate and undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies for 2025.

UT Austin's McCombs School of Business ranks seventh in the graduate category, and UT ranks second in the undergraduate category.

The school is no stranger to the prestigious national lists. In the 2024 rankings, UT also appeared as No. 2 among undergraduate programs, and No. 6 in the ranking for the best graduate programs.

This year marks the fourth time that the school has landed in the top 5 on the undergraduate side, and the 12th time in 15 years that McCombs has made the top 10 among graduate programs in the annual ranking, UT notes in a news release.

The only other schools in Texas to make either top-10 list for 2025 were Rice University (No. 1 graduate school) and the University of Houston (No. 1 undergraduate program).

Rankings for The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s 2025 lists were based on a survey of administrators at nearly 300 schools in the U.S., Canada, and Europe that offer entrepreneurship studies. Among the more than 40 factors used for the rankings were academic programs, faculty credentials, mentorship opportunities, and alumni entrepreneurship ventures.

"If the focus of the MBA program at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin were to be summed up in one word, it would be 'collaboration,'" reads the 2025 graduate schools report. "Students in more than 20 concentrations uniformly crow over its 'incredibly collaborative culture,' citing the 'supportive culture' as a top reason they ultimately picked the program. As a 'top 20 school,' the 'rigorous academic[s]' and 'focus on clean energy,' 'technology,' and 'entrepreneurship,' are other stand-out elements of the program."

The top 10 schools on the list of 50 best graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies in 2025 are:

1. Rice University
2. University of California-Los Angeles
3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
4. Washington University in St. Louis
5. Babson College
6. University of Washington
7. University of Texas at Austin
8. University of Virginia
9. Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands
10. University of South Florida

The top 10 schools on the list of 50 best undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies in 2025 are:

1. University of Houston
2. University of Texas at Austin
3. Babson College
4. University of Washington
5. Washington University in St. Louis
6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
7. University of Maryland-College Park
8. Miami University of Ohio
9. Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico
10. Northeastern University

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The story originally was published on our sister site, InnovationMap.

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