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esade.edu
Founded
1958
Rankings that list it
4 of 13 tracked
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in PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities
#40
2026
alumni founders, 84 companies
89
2026
raised by those companies
$3.8B
2026
university rankings list it
4 of 13
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Rankings that list Esade
RankingEditionPositionSince last editionTrustWhat it measures
Financial Times Global MBA Ranking2026#7Up 1BPrestige, Performance, People
PitchBook University Rankings: MBA Founders2025#25Down 1BActivity, Talent, Ecosystem
PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities2026=40No prior editionBActivity, Talent, Ecosystem
PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders2025#45Down 1BActivity, Talent, Ecosystem
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Esade (Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses) is a prestigious private educational institution founded in 1958 in Barcelona, Spain. It operates Esade Business School, Esade Law School, and the Esade Executive Language Center, and has a strategic partnership with Ramon Llull University for undergraduate programs in Law and Business. With a commitment to global education, Esade serves over 10,000 students annually, focusing on the development of socially responsible leaders and offering a range of programs including bachelor's, MBA, and executive education.

Ranked near Esade in PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities

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Esade compared with universities ranked near it
#UniversityFoundersCompaniesRaisedRaised per company
35Cardiff University9488$1.4B$15.9M
36Aarhus University9388$697M$7.9M
36Dublin City University9388$829M$9.4M
38University of Copenhagen9188$1.9B$21.6M
38University of Limerick9188$1B$11.4M
40ESADEThis page8984$3.8B$45.2M
40Loughborough University8987$945M$10.9M
42Aalto University8774$1.5B$20.3M
42Technical University of Denmark8780$1B$12.5M
44University of Sussex8683$768M$9.3M
45Politecnico di Milano8576$575M$7.6M
PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities, 2026. Raised per company is total raised divided by companies.

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