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Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen

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Website
ku.dk
Founded
2012
Rankings that list it
7 of 13 tracked

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in PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities
#38
2026
alumni founders, 88 companies
91
2026
raised by those companies
$1.9B
2026
university rankings list it
7 of 13
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Rankings that list Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
RankingEditionPositionSince last editionTrustWhat it measures
Academic Ranking of World Universities2026#34No prior editionAResearch, Prestige
CWUR World University Rankings (Global 2000 List)2026#37No prior editionBResearch, Prestige, Talent
PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities2026=38No prior editionBActivity, Talent, Ecosystem
U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities2026-2027#45No prior editionBResearch, Prestige
PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders2025#70Down 2BActivity, Talent, Ecosystem
SCImago Institutions Rankings2026#76No prior editionAResearch, Innovation, Prestige
Nature Index Research Leaders2026#83No prior editionBResearch
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Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen compared with universities ranked near it
#UniversityFoundersCompaniesRaisedRaised per company
33University of Exeter10098$4.2B$42.9M
34Maastricht University9686$3.7B$43.0M
35Cardiff University9488$1.4B$15.9M
36Aarhus University9388$697M$7.9M
36Dublin City University9388$829M$9.4M
38University of CopenhagenThis page9188$1.9B$21.6M
38University of Limerick9188$1B$11.4M
40ESADE8984$3.8B$45.2M
40Loughborough University8987$945M$10.9M
42Aalto University8774$1.5B$20.3M
42Technical University of Denmark8780$1B$12.5M
PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities, 2026. Raised per company is total raised divided by companies.

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