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Where INSEAD ranks for founders and research, the organizations around it, and how to get involved.
- Rankings that list it
- 4 of 13 tracked
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Where INSEAD stands
- in PitchBook University Rankings: MBA Founders
- #4
- 2025
- alumni founders, 855 companies
- 922
- 2025
- raised by those companies
- $21.5B
- 2025
- university rankings list it
- 4 of 13
- Rankings ledger
| Ranking | Edition | Position | Since last edition | Trust | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking | 2026 | #2 | Up 2 | B | Prestige, Performance, People |
 PitchBook University Rankings: MBA Founders | 2025 | #4 | No change | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
| PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders | 2025 | #13 | No change | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
 CWUR World University Rankings (Global 2000 List) | 2026 | #122 | No prior edition | B | Research, Prestige, Talent |
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Around INSEAD
01Research
Faculties, labs and teams
INSEAD In-Board in FranceUniversity
INSEAD Sustainable Business InitiativeUniversity, since 2023
02Community
Student and founder groups
IWiB ClubCommunity, since 2005
Hosted by this organization
Programs hosted by INSEAD
TrainingSpecialized venture capital training focused on Southeast Asia and emerging markets.
Ranked near INSEAD in PitchBook University Rankings: MBA Founders
Similar universities
| # | University | Founders | Companies | Raised | Raised per company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard University | 1906 | 1757 | $84.6B | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 1196 | 1088 | $115.1B | |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | 1153 | 1068 | $45.5B | |
| 4 | INSEADThis page | 922 | 855 | $21.5B | |
| 5 | Columbia University | 835 | 780 | $26.6B | |
| 6 | Northwestern University | 815 | 780 | $21.1B | |
| 7 | University of Chicago | 726 | 672 | $21.4B | |
| 8 | MIT | 717 | 664 | $24.1B | |
| 9 | UC Berkeley | 536 | 500 | $17.4B |
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- Financial Times Global MBA Ranking, 2026
- PitchBook University Rankings: MBA Founders, 2025
- PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders, 2025
- CWUR World University Rankings (Global 2000 List), 2026
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