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Where Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stands
- in PitchBook University Rankings: Undergraduate Founders
- #95
- 2026
- alumni founders, 241 companies
- 257
- 2026
- raised by those companies
- $10.9B
- 2026
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| Ranking | Edition | Position | Since last edition | Trust | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PitchBook University Rankings: Undergraduate Founders | 2026 | #95 | Up 3 | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
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Around Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
01Research
Faculties, labs and teams
Advanced Professional Studies at RensselaerUniversity, since 1824
EMPAC — The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at RPIUniversity, since 2000
Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUniversity, since 1988
RPI Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyUniversity
Rensselaer UnionUniversity, since 1890
02Community
Student and founder groups
IEEE @ RPICommunity, since 2023
Rensselaer Alumni Association Hartford Chapter (RPI-Hartford)Community, since 1986
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| 91 | Bar-Ilan University | 265 | 248 | $11.8B | |
| 91 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani) | 265 | 230 | $7.7B | |
| 93 | George Washington University | 261 | 252 | $6.7B | |
| 94 | Copenhagen Business School | 260 | 235 | $8B | |
| 95 | Rensselaer PolytechnicThis page | 257 | 241 | $10.9B | |
| 96 | Syracuse University | 249 | 240 | $10.1B | |
| 96 | University of Calgary | 249 | 218 | $18.5B | |
| 98 | York University | 248 | 231 | $4.6B | |
| 99 | University College Dublin | 242 | 225 | $3.8B | |
| 100 | Zhejiang University (Zheda) | 241 | 234 | $153.5B |
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