The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intentions of Islamic Azad University students in Mazandaran province. This is an applied research with a quantitative (comparative) approach conducted through a descriptive survey using standard questionnaires. The statistical population included all management students of Islamic Azad Universities in Mazandaran province, numbering 2565 people according to the statistics. A sample size of 335 was obtained from Cochran's formula, the individual members of which were selected using convenience random sampling. For measurement of the variables, we made use of the standard questionnaire developed by Xu and Lee et al (2022). Validity of the questionnaire was assessed and confirmed by the academic experts. Its reliability, as measured in terms of Cronbach's alpha (= 0.841), was high and thus, confirmed. The obtained survey data for the test of the research hypotheses were analyzed using SEM-PLS technique. The results indicate that entrepreneurship education has a positive and significant effect on the entrepreneurial capacities and entrepreneurial intentions of students. In addition, entrepreneurial capacities have a positive and significant effect on the entrepreneurial intentions of students.