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Where KU Leuven stands
- in PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders
- #69
- 2025
- alumni founders, 190 companies
- 247
- 2025
- raised by those companies
- $3.6B
- 2025
- university rankings list it
- 7 of 13
- Rankings ledger
| Ranking | Edition | Position | Since last edition | Trust | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reuters Top 100: The World's Most Innovative Universities | 2019 | #7 | No prior edition | B | Innovation, Research |
 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities | 2026-2027 | #48 | No prior edition | B | Research, Prestige |
 PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders | 2025 | #69 | Up 1 | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
 SCImago Institutions Rankings | 2026 | #78 | No prior edition | A | Research, Innovation, Prestige |
 Academic Ranking of World Universities | 2026 | =87 | No prior edition | A | Research, Prestige |
 CWUR World University Rankings (Global 2000 List) | 2026 | #98 | No prior edition | B | Research, Prestige, Talent |
 Nature Index Research Leaders | 2026 | #136 | No prior edition | B | Research |
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DistriNet Research Unit @KU LeuvenUniversity
Faculteit Geneeskunde KU Leuven Faculty of MedicineUniversity
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid en Criminologische Wetenschappen KU LeuvenUniversity
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering | KU LeuvenUniversity, since 1878
Faculty of Economics and Business, KU LeuvenUniversity
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences KU LeuvenUniversity
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| 64 | George Washington University | 264 | 253 | $6.8B | |
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| 68 | Babson College | 252 | 235 | $4.3B | |
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| 70 | University of Copenhagen | 236 | 182 | $3.8B | |
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| 72 | Penn State University | 230 | 210 | $6.7B | |
| 73 | University of Amsterdam | 227 | 205 | $5.4B | |
| 74 | Indiana University, Bloomington | 224 | 205 | $5B |
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