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- uva.nl
- Rankings that list it
- 7 of 13 tracked
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Where University of Amsterdam stands
- in PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities
- #27
- 2026
- alumni founders, 103 companies
- 111
- 2026
- raised by those companies
- $2.3B
- 2026
- university rankings list it
- 7 of 13
- Rankings ledger
| Ranking | Edition | Position | Since last edition | Trust | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities | 2026 | #27 | No prior edition | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
| SCImago Institutions Rankings | 2026 | #31 | No prior edition | A | Research, Innovation, Prestige |
| U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities | 2026-2027 | #39 | No prior edition | B | Research, Prestige |
| PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders | 2025 | #73 | Up 15 | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
| CWUR World University Rankings (Global 2000 List) | 2026 | #83 | No prior edition | B | Research, Prestige, Talent |
| Nature Index Research Leaders | 2026 | #183 | No prior edition | B | Research |
| Academic Ranking of World Universities | 2026 | 101 to 150 | No prior edition | A | Research, Prestige |
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Around University of Amsterdam
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Faculties, labs and teams
Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law (ACT)University
Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)University
Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material CultureUniversity, since 2014- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - University of AmsterdamUniversity, since 2000
- Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) - University of Amsterdam (UvA)University, since 1991
- Instituut voor Interdisciplinaire Studies - UvA (IIS)University
Ranked near University of Amsterdam in PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities
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| # | University | Founders | Companies | Raised | Raised per company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | 120 | 112 | $1.6B | |
| 22 | Lund University | 120 | 111 | $2.7B | |
| 22 | University of Southampton | 120 | 119 | $2.9B | |
| 25 | Stockholm School of Economics | 118 | 111 | $3.6B | |
| 26 | ETH Zurich | 112 | 101 | $3.4B | |
| 27 | University of AmsterdamThis page | 111 | 103 | $2.3B | |
| 28 | Open University | 109 | 104 | $4.3B | |
| 28 | Stockholm University | 109 | 103 | $2.4B | |
| 30 | University College Cork | 107 | 98 | $1.3B | |
| 31 | University of Edinburgh, Scotland | 105 | 103 | $1.8B | |
| 32 | University of Sheffield | 103 | 98 | $2.5B |
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- University of Amsterdam official website
- PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities, 2026
- SCImago Institutions Rankings, 2026
- U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities, 2026-2027
- PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders, 2025
- CWUR World University Rankings (Global 2000 List), 2026
- Nature Index Research Leaders, 2026
- Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2026
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