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Where Santa Clara University stands
- in PitchBook University Rankings: MBA Founders
- #47
- 2025
- alumni founders, 85 companies
- 86
- 2025
- raised by those companies
- $3.7B
- 2025
- university rankings list it
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- Rankings ledger
| Ranking | Edition | Position | Since last edition | Trust | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PitchBook University Rankings: MBA Founders | 2025 | #47 | Down 6 | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
| PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders | 2024 | =99 | No prior edition | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
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Agroecology, Climate Resilience, and Food Justice LabUniversity
SCU's Internet of Things Research Lab (SIOTLAB)University, since 2017
Santa Clara University School of LawUniversity, since 1911
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| 49 | Indiana University, Bloomington | 84 | 82 | $1.7B | |
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