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KU Leuven

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kuleuven.be
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in PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders
#69
2025
alumni founders, 190 companies
247
2025
raised by those companies
$3.6B
2025
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Rankings that list KU Leuven
RankingEditionPositionSince last editionTrustWhat it measures
Reuters Top 100: The World's Most Innovative Universities2019#7No prior editionBInnovation, Research
U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities2026-2027#48No prior editionBResearch, Prestige
PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders2025#69No prior editionBActivity, Talent, Ecosystem
Academic Ranking of World Universities2026=87No prior editionAResearch, Prestige
CWUR World University Rankings (Global 2000 List)2026#98No prior editionBResearch, Prestige, Talent
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KU Leuven compared with universities ranked near it
#UniversityFoundersCompaniesRaisedRaised per company
64George Washington University264253$6.8B$26.9M
65Princeton University261223$37.4B$167.7M
66Technical University of Denmark255183$2.9B$15.8M
66University of Tokyo255203$7.4B$36.5M
68Babson College252235$4.3B$18.3M
69KU LeuvenThis page247190$3.6B$18.9M
70University of Copenhagen236182$3.8B$20.9M
71Dartmouth College231220$9.1B$41.4M
72Penn State University230210$6.7B$31.9M
73University of Amsterdam227205$5.4B$26.3M
74Indiana University, Bloomington224205$5B$24.4M
PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders, 2025. Raised per company is total raised divided by companies.

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