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Where Penn State University ranks for founders and research, the organizations around it, and how to get involved.
Online destinations
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Official links
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Startup and research standing
Where Penn State University stands
- in PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders
- #72
- 2025
- alumni founders, 210 companies
- 230
- 2025
- raised by those companies
- $6.7B
- 2025
- university rankings list it
- 1 of 13
- Rankings ledger
| Ranking | Edition | Position | Since last edition | Trust | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders | 2025 | #72 | No prior edition | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
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Connected organizations
Around Penn State University
01Research
Faculties, labs and teams
2D Crystal Consortium - NSF Materials Innovation PlatformUniversity
BLUEprint Peer Mentoring ProgramUniversity, since 2011
Bellisario Grad EdUniversity
CHIMESUniversity, since 2023
Center for Neural EngineeringUniversity
Center for Research in Design and InnovationUniversity
02Community
Student and founder groups
Armenian Student Association at Penn StateCommunity
Association for Computing Machinery: Penn State UniversityCommunity, since 2004
Engineering Graduate Student Council - Penn StateCommunity, since 1984
Nittany AI Student SocietyCommunity, since 2020
Penn State Mechanical Engineering Society (PSMES)Community
Penn State Wind Energy ClubCommunity, since 2014
03Build
Incubate and accelerate
Berks LaunchBoxInnovation Hub
Ranked near Penn State University in PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders
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| 68 | Babson College | 252 | 235 | $4.3B | |
| 69 | KU Leuven | 247 | 190 | $3.6B | |
| 70 | University of Copenhagen | 236 | 182 | $3.8B | |
| 71 | Dartmouth College | 231 | 220 | $9.1B | |
| 72 | Penn State UniversityThis page | 230 | 210 | $6.7B | |
| 73 | University of Amsterdam | 227 | 205 | $5.4B | |
| 74 | Indiana University, Bloomington | 224 | 205 | $5B | |
| 75 | University of Waterloo | 220 | 167 | $3.3B | |
| 76 | Bocconi University | 218 | 208 | $2.8B | |
| 76 | ESSEC Business School | 218 | 210 | $5.6B | |
| 76 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | 218 | 199 | $1.8B |
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